25-year-old employed by Elon Musk’s DOGE who posted he was ‘racist before it was cool’ resigns after being linked to deleted social media account
Marco Elez was part of a team of young, tech-savvy DOGE workers who have been tearing through government agencies.
'I was racist before it was cool,' says post of Musk ally who quit DOGE
DOGE employee Marko Elez resigned after the Wall Street Journal connected him to a deleted account containing racist posts on social media site X.
‘I was racist before it was cool’: DOGE worker who had access to Treasury pay systems resigns over racist posts
DOGE worker Marko Elez, who was given access to sensitive Treasury pay systems, resigns after his racist social media posts resurface. Elon Musk’s unofficial Department of Government Efficiency has raised concerns among Americans and Democratic politicians due to the access the White House under Donald Trump grants him.
Elon Musk says DOGE staffer who resigned for racist X posts will be brought back
Marko Elez resigned after The Wall Street Journal reported he had posted racist messages to X that included “normalize Indian hate.”
Elon Musk To Rehire DOGE Staffer Who Bragged ‘I Was Racist Before It Was Cool’
Elon Musk announced on X Friday that DOGE staffer Marko Elez would be rehired after he resigned on Thursday following reports he made racists post in the past. Musk, who hired the 25-year-old, put up a poll on X asking, “Bring back @DOGE staffer who made inappropriate statements via a now-deleted pseudonym?”
Vance says the DOGE staffer who resigned after a report of racist postings should be brought back
Vice President JD Vance says Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency should rehire a staff member who resigned after he was linked to social media posts that espoused racism.
Vance and Trump Call for Rehiring of DOGE Staffer Who Quit Over Racist Posts. Musk Obliges.
Vice President JD Vance on Friday morning called for the reinstatement of a Department of Government Efficiency staff member who had resigned after being linked to racist posts he made on X under a pseudonym — a position endorsed hours later by President Trump.
DOGE staffer resigns after racist posts uncovered. Elon Musk might bring him back.
Elez resigned from his post at Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE, on Thursday after the Wall Street Journal uncovered that Elez had published racist statements on an anonymous account that once bore his name. However, on Friday, Musk confirmed he could bring Elez back to DOGE.
DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, whose access to Treasury payment systems was approved by a judge, has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics.
DOGE staffer with racist social media posts resigns
A federal staffer connected to Elon Musk's Department of Governmental Efficiency resigned on Thursday after his racist social media posts were unearthed, multiple outlets reported
DOGE Staffer: 'I Was Racist Before It Was Cool'
A staffer at Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has resigned after racist X posts came to light. Marko Elez, 25, who was reportedly granted administrator-level privileges to read and write code in the Treasury Department's payments systems,
Who Is Marko Elez, Re-Hired DOGE Employee Despite Links To Racist Posts
Elon Musk has reinstated Marko Elez, a former DOGE employee, who resigned after his racist social media posts went viral.
Trump administration vows to rehire DOGE Treasury Department employee who resigned over racist posts
One day after a DOGE Treasury Department employee resigned over racist social media posts, the Trump administration has vowed ...
Musk to rehire DOGE official with history of racist tweets
The decision came after Vice President JD Vance and then President Donald Trump backed the reinstatement of the staffer, ...
J.D. Vance and Musk Tag Team to Restore Racist DOGE Bro to Government
Marko Elez resigned this week after a newspaper reported on social media posts decrying interracial marriage and promoting ...