A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics.



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DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts

Marko Elez was one of two top DOGE staffers granted access to the Treasury Department’s payment system

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Staffer for Musk’s DOGE quits over racist social media posts that advocated eugenics

Elon Musk is running DOGE, or the Department of Government Efficiency, for President Donald Trump, in an effort to slash government spending and staff.

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Staffer at Musk's DOGE resigns after racist social media posts exposed

Earlier on Thursday, a federal judge approved Elez and another DOGE staff member to access the US Treasury payment system.

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DOGE staffer Marko Elez resigns over controversial posts: report

A 25-year-old Department of Government Efficiency engineer who sent shockwaves through Capitol Hill by his access to sensitive U.S. Treasury payment systems has stepped down from his role at DOGE over scrutiny about racist internet posts, according to the Wall Street Journal.Marko Elez, who worked f...

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DOGE staffer resigns over ties to racist social media posts: report

Marko Elez had recently been given special access by a federal judge to highly sensitive payment systems in the Department of Treasury.

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Member of Elon Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface

"A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics," the Wall Street Journal reports."The 25-year-old employe

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DOGE has gained access to government employees' sensitive information via the Office of Personnel Management, payment systems at the Treasury Department and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare this week.

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DOGE Treasury Agent Reportedly Resigns After Racist Posts: Here’s What To Know About Musk’s Agency

A 25-year-old Doge staffer resigned over racist posts on X.

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DOGE staffer steps down after racist posts emerge

A Department of Government Efficiency staffer resigned Thursday after racists posts across his now deleted X (formerly Twitter) account came to light, the Wall Street Journal exclusively reports. Marko Elez, 25, was granted access to the US Department of Treasury's payment system by a federal judge Thursday morning, according to the report, but the judge also "limited" the Elon Musk ally's "ability to share the data."He resigned from his role ho…

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DOGE employee steps down after racist social media posts uncovered: report

Marko Elez â the 25-year-old Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer who has reportedly been combing through the Treasury Departmentâs payment systems â resigned from his position after the Wall Street Journal uncovered an old social media account linked to him with numerous posts promoting racism and eugenics. â99% of Indian H1Bs will be replaced by slightly smarter LLMs, theyâre going back donât worry guys,â the user o…

Staffer at Musk's DOGE resigns over racist social media posts: WSJ

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