India, Jan. 29 -- Vivek Ramaswamy addressed reports that he was "pushed out" of his co-leadership role in the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Elon Musk during an appearance on The Breakfast Club.

Host Charlamagne said that God wasn't convinced by Ramaswamy's explanation: "I don't believe you."

"It was really just an actual mutual decision," Ramaswamy insisted, adding that there is "no better person" than Musk to head DOGE.

"With a constitutional law focus, with the legislation focus-some of the areas I was focused on, probably the right place to do it is elected office. And so we all agreed on that," he explained.

Charlamagne, who wasn't buying it, said, "I hear you, Vivek. I don't believe you. I thi...