Trump, Musk Want to Rehire DOGE Staffer Linked to Racist Posts
- Elez advocated for ‘eugenic immigration policy’ in posts
- Vice President JD Vance said he wants to ‘bring him back’
Musk on Friday wrote on X that Elez “will be brought back. To err is human, to forgive, divine.”
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President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and billionaire Elon Musk are calling for Marko Elez, the staffer who quit the Department of Government Efficiency after a report linking him to racism and eugenics, to return to his federal government job.
Vance, who wrote on X that while he didn’t agree with some of Elez’s comments, “I don’t think stupid social media activity should ruin a kid’s life. We shouldn’t reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever. So I say, bring him back.”