Vice President JD Vance expressed his support for the rehiring of a DOGE staff member who resigned following the revelation of past racist remarks online. Marko Elez stepped down from the Department of Government Efficiency after The Wall Street Journal reported his previous social media posts endorsing racism and eugenics. Vance, on X, stated his disagreement with Elez's posts but argued against ruining someone's life over past social media activity. He emphasized that Elez should be rehired unless proven to be a poor team member.
Vice President JD Vance said Friday that he would support the rehiring of a DOGE staff member who resigned after it was found that he had previously made racist remarks online. The staff member, 25-year-old Marko Elez, resigned from the Department of Government Efficiency Thursday after The Wall Street Journal reported that he had made comments online that included supporting racism and eugenics. The White House confirmed to NBC News that Elez had resigned.
Normalize Indian hate.” NBC News has not seen or verified those posts. The Journal reported that the posts were made by an account, @nullllptr, that previously went by @marko_elez, and that the account said they were an employee at SpaceX and Starlink, matching Elez’s experience posted on his personal website. A text message and phone call to a number associated with Elez were not immediately returned, and he did not comment to the Journal.
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