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Elon Musk Vows to Rehire Fired DOGE 'Kid' Staffer Who Bragged About Being a 'Racist'

Elon Musk has announced that Marko Elez, a 25-year-old former DOGE employee who resigned after racist social media posts resurfaced, will be rehired.

Latin Times

Vance urges DOGE to rehire avowed racist

The vice president offered his support to Marko Elez, a self-described "racist" who objects to interracial marriage

Salon

Musk staffer lands top Treasury gig

Tom Krause, a former executive involved in Elon Musk's DOGE, is the new financial assistant secretary at the Treasury

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Vance Calls on DOGE to Rehire 25-Year-Old Worker Who Bragged About Being a 'Racist' in Recent Tweets: 'Stupid Social Media Activity' Shouldn't 'Ruin a Kid's Life'

JD Vance urged DOGE to rehire Marko Elez, accused of advocating for eugenics, arguing his past racist posts shouldn't derail his career.

Latin Times

Elon Musk appears to consider reinstating the 25-year-old DOGE staffer who resigned after being linked to a racist social media account

The statements Musk is seemingly referring to include posts calling to normalize “Indian hate" and one suggesting Gaza and Israel be “wiped off the face of the Earth."

Fortune

Elon Musk is rehiring DOGE staffer who quit after racist social media posts exposed

JD Vance, with Trump’s support, urged billionaire to ‘bring back’ employee who proudly called himself a racist

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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.

Fortune

Who Is Marko Elez? DOGE Employee Resigns After Racist X Posts, Including 'Normalise Indian Hate,' Go Viral

DOGE staffer Marko Elez resigns after racist social media posts, including calls to normalise Indian hate, surface.

International Business Times UK

DOGE staffer out over racist posts

25-year-old Marko Elez had unprecedented access to Treasury computer systems. Then, his racist tweets re-emerged.

Salon

Top DOGE Employee Resigns After Past Racist Tweets Resurface: Report

A key staffer in Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has resigned after he was linked to recent racist and eugenics-related tweets.

Latin Times

Staffer for Musk’s DOGE resigns over racist social media posts that advocated for eugenics

Marko Elez was one of two top DOGE staffers granted access to the Treasury Department’s payment system

The Independent UK

Judge restricts DOGE access to payments

A group of unions filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk's operation of illegally forcing access to payment systems

Salon

Administration agrees to restrict DOGE access to Treasury payment system - Roll Call

The Trump administration, in a court filing, said it would not expand access to Treasury Department payment system for Elon Musk's DOGE group.

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A 25-year-old Elon Musk acolyte has access to 'nearly all payments made by U.S. government’

DOGE employee Marko Elez has allegedly been granted administrator-level privileges to read and write code on two highly sensitive payment systems

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