A 25-year-old DOGE engineer resigned following the exposure of his racist social media posts. Elezs past posts, advocating racism and eugenics, sparked criticism. White House confirmed his resignation,

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.

The decision came after Vice President JD Vance and then President Donald Trump backed the reinstatement of the staffer, Marko Elez.

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

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?”

Elon Musk says a DOGE staffer who resigned after being linked to racist X posts will return. The SpaceX CEO made the announcement on X after a poll asked users if they think Marko Elez, 25, should be given a second chance.

Vice President Vance and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) sparred on social media platform X over the proposed rehiring of a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer who resigned after his

Marko Elez, the DOGE staffer who resigned after racist social media posts including a call to "normalize Indian hate" surfaced, will return to work for Musk, the billionaire announced.

Marko Elez was on the DOGE team formed by Elon Musk and tasked by President Donald Trump with cutting federal spending and reducing the government workforce.