A 25-year-old engineer working for the Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE) has stepped down over racist posts from an X account tied to him, The Wall Street Journal stories.
Marko Elez resigned after the WSJ requested the White House about his connection to an account and its since-deleted posts. In September 2024, the account posted “You couldn’t pay me to marry outdoors of my ethnicity” and “Normalize Indian hate.” It additionally advocated a “eugenic immigration coverage” within the weeks main as much as President Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025.
Elez had entry to confidential federal cost information on the Treasury Department, WIRED reported on Tuesday. He beforehand labored at X and SpaceX — each firms owned by Elon Musk, DOGE’s creator.
DOGE has despatched younger engineers like Elez throughout the federal authorities to implement mass restructuring plans, elevating safety considerations about their entry to delicate information.
