Elon Musk Bringing Back Mark Elez, DOGE Staffer Who Shared Racist Posts Online
February 7, 2025
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Gabe Whisnant is Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based in South Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. You can get in touch with Gabe by emailing g.whisnant@newsweek.com. Find him on Twitter @GabeWhisnant.
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On Friday, Elon Musk announced that he will bring back Marko Elez, a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff member who resigned from a Treasury Department position after his controversial tweets promoting racism and eugenics were exposed by the Wall Street Journal.
Musk made this announcement on his social media platform, X, following Vice President JD Vance’s urging, and later on Friday, President Donald Trump’s endorsement of the rehiring at a news conference.
“He will be brought back,” Musk, the head of DOGE, wrote on X in response to Vance’s post.
“To err is human, to forgive divine,” Musk continued.
This is a developing news story and will be updated with additional information.
On Friday, Elon Musk announced that he will rehire a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff member who resigned from a Treasury Department position after his controversial tweets promoting racism and eugenics were exposed. On Friday, Elon Musk announced that he will rehire a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff member who resigned from a Treasury Department position after his controversial tweets promoting racism and eugenics were exposed.
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