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Created Feb 10, 2025 by Nannette Odriscoll@nannetteodriscMaintainer

Musk Polls whether DOGE Staffer who made Racist Posts must Return


DOGE head Elon Musk is carrying out an online poll about whether to offer another opportunity to his 25-year-old aide who resigned after his posts in favor of eugenics were exposed.

Musk's online survey came hours after Marko Elez, the aide who was combating to gain access to a database with Treasury payments amounting to trillions, stepped down.

He resigned after posts under a pseudonym, including a call to 'stabilize' Indian hate, links.gtanet.com.br were uncovered. One bragged he was 'racist before it was cool.'

Musk, whose genuine and perceived impact has grown to the point that he is pictured on the cover of the newest Time publication seated behind the governmental Resolute Desk, raised the issue in the type of a question.

'Bring back @DOGE staffer who made improper statements through a now deleted pseudonym?' the billionaire SpaceX and Tesla founder asked.

The survey quickly attracted 4 million views on X, revealing Musk's reach on the platform he purchased and renamed.

His poll only enables users to react with a 'yes' or 'no.'

The results were unambiguous. Out of nearly 400,000 actions, wifidb.science those who participated preferred the reinstatement of Elez by 78 percent to 22 percent.

But Musk provided more clearness on his posture in reaction to another X user.

S.E. Robinson, who explains himself as a details broker for numerous Musk companies, published that Elez 'should have a second chance ... Seriously however, have a speak to about the racist things. Not cool.'

DOGE head Elon Musk published an online survey asking whether Marko Elez, who resigned after racist posts were unearthed, ought to be revived. Elez finished with a computer science degree from Rutgers University and went on to work for Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, and X, with a focus predominately in AI

'True,' Musk responded.

Elez's name just appeared after a court battle over accessing Treasury's $5 trillion payment system.

Within hours, the Wall Street Journal had actually pursued his posts from a now-deleted account.

Musk presently lists his title on X as 'White House Tech Support', a saucy missive that nevertheless points to the value of the data his young group is seeking to gain access to.

Musk's poll, providing a potential ammo for Elez to be renewed, comes as DOGE is under increased scrutiny for gaining access to federal government agency details systems.

He is placing senior federal government officials on leave as he looks for $1 trillion in savings by slashing personnel.

DOGE notified 9,400 USAID staff members they will be fired, with strategies just to retain 611 considered necessary.

It came as the company unexpectedly recalled employees stationed overseas as part of its foreign assistance objective, provoking wails from congressional Democrats that Trump was in result getting rid of a firm authorized and moneyed by Congress.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has actually been named acting head of the agency.

President Trump has long been understood to be cautious of aides who eclipse him in the spotlight. In the event that the Time cover picture wasn't practical, Musk left no doubt online about his affection for Trump.

'I like @realDonaldTrump as much as a straight man can like another man,' he posted.

Elez was among two employees at the Department of Government Efficiency approved access to $5trillion in the Treasury payment systems following an 11th hour court hearing on Thursday.

But by Thursday afternoon, the 25-year-old trusted Musk ally had actually resigned after The Wall Street Journal penetrated his links to the since-deleted social networks account.

According to the publication, the X account 'advocated reversing the Civil liberty Act and backed a "eugenic immigration policy".'

Other posts allegedly check out 'You might not pay me to wed outside of my ethnic background', and 'stabilize Indian hate.'

Another supposedly checked out: 'Just for the record, bbarlock.com I was racist before it was cool.'

The account also weighed in on the Israel-Palestine crisis, with a post that read: 'I would not mind at all if Gaza and utahsyardsale.com Israel were both cleaned off the face of the Earth.'

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later said that Elez had resigned from his role.

Elez graduated with a computer technology degree from Rutgers University and went on to work for Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, and X, with a focus predominately in AI.

Musk performed a poll about restoring a DOGE staffer he said made 'improper statements'

Marko Elez was among two workers at the Department of Government Efficiency gave access to $5trillion in the Treasury payment systems following an 11th hour court hearing on Thursday

Musk has been happily recording the work of DOGE on X, triggering demonstrations on the streets as furious lefties shout 'Deport Musk,' 'Down with Trump' and 'Do your Job Congress!'

It follows a desperate court demand to limit DOGE's access to Treasury's $5trillion system - the first misstep for the nascent company after weeks of ruthlessly purging federal institutions to get rid of waste and overspending.

Over the coming days and thatswhathappened.wiki weeks, the court's decision on personal privacy concerns about DOGE's access to the information will be a huge test of their power to infiltrate and erase federal government spending.

Lawyers with the Justice Department accepted a motion that permits just two individuals connected with Musk 'read-only' access to the system - including income tax return and social security numbers - on the condition that they do not share what they discover with associates.

Those 2 workers were Musk disciples Tom Krause and Elez.

Virginia Congressman Don Beyer explained Elez' resignation as 'a scandal.'

'Elon Musk offered a self-described 'racist' and eugenicist access to a system that manages all financial payments from the U.S. Treasury,' he said.

'That system also contains the individual details consisting of Social Security details of every American.

'This is why we have a procedure to veterinarian civil servants, and why we hire and promote them based on merit, not their personal relationship to some rich guy.

'How dare Elon Musk bully and threaten good people who invested their professions serving the when he brings this level of gross incompetence to his work.'

He required everyone who was associated with working with Elez be 'fired' and said DOGE 'needs to be deleted' in its whole.

Musk has dealt with criticism for his decision to work with a carefully picked group of young, college aged men to help him purge federal agencies and get rid of waste.

This week, six men aged in between 19 and 25 were openly recognized as DOGE workers.

The earliest of the bunch is 25-year-old Berkeley graduate Gavin Kliger, who while not determined as having top level clearance has actually already proven he wields significant power.

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