{"id":148997,"date":"2025-02-08T19:08:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T19:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/elon-musk-and-jd-vance-agree-on-rehiring-doge-employee-who-wrote-he-was-racist-before-it-was-cool\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T19:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T19:08:48","slug":"elon-musk-and-jd-vance-agree-on-rehiring-doge-employee-who-wrote-he-was-racist-before-it-was-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/elon-musk-and-jd-vance-agree-on-rehiring-doge-employee-who-wrote-he-was-racist-before-it-was-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk and JD Vance Agree On Rehiring DOGE Employee Who Wrote He Was \u201cRacist Before It Was Cool\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\"><strong>Elon Musk<\/strong> said on Friday that he plans to <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/jd-vance\/bring-back-vance-says-supports-rehiring-doge-staffer-resigned-racist-s-rcna191224\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/jd-vance\/bring-back-vance-says-supports-rehiring-doge-staffer-resigned-racist-s-rcna191224&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/jd-vance\/bring-back-vance-says-supports-rehiring-doge-staffer-resigned-racist-s-rcna191224\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rehire<\/a> the Department of Government Efficiency employee who resigned after racist comments he made online were <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/doge-staffer-resigns-over-racist-posts-d9f11a93\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/doge-staffer-resigns-over-racist-posts-d9f11a93&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/doge-staffer-resigns-over-racist-posts-d9f11a93\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">revealed<\/a> by <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>. The staff member, 25-year-old <strong>Marko Elez<\/strong>, posted messages such as \u201cJust for the record, I was racist before it was cool,\u201d \u201cYou could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity,\u201d and \u201cNormalize Indian hate,\u201d according to the <em>Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Early Friday, Musk\u2014the <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/real-time-billionaires\/#b9cf5ed3d788\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/real-time-billionaires\/#b9cf5ed3d788&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/real-time-billionaires\/#b9cf5ed3d788\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">richest<\/a> man in the world whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/elon-musk-is-putting-the-entire-government-into-the-wood-chipper?srsltid=AfmBOoou5GhOANImPnbPcOfx6kLK5ffIO9XDR37WbjSkmCI9p6fpEh09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">influence<\/a> in Washington has grown with concerning speed following President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s election\u2014<a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1887867644814020902\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1887867644814020902&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1887867644814020902\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">asked<\/a> his X followers if he should rehire Elez, referring to him as a DOGE \u201cstaffer who made inappropriate statements via a now-deleted pseudonym.\u201d More than two-thirds of respondents said yes to the poll, which garnered 385,247 votes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE cmter caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd jSwmTa iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk speaks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as they watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. SpaceX\u2019s billionaire owner, Elon Musk, a Trump confidante, has been tapped to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd cvffOM fNaHcW caption__credit\">Brandon Bell\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cHere\u2019s my view,\u201d Vice President <strong>JD Vance<\/strong> began in a post quoting the poll, \u201cI obviously disagree with some of Elez\u2019s posts, but I don\u2019t think stupid social media activity should ruin a kid\u2019s life.\u201d \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever,\u201d Vance continued. \u201cSo I say bring him back. If he\u2019s a bad dude or a terrible member of the team, fire him for that.\u201d Trump said he was \u201cwith the vice president\u201d when asked about Vance\u2019s response during a news conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Musk, who has been labeled a \u201cspecial government employee\u201d by the White House, responded to the VP\u2019s <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1887957783783391423\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1887957783783391423&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1887957783783391423\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a>, writing, \u201cHe will be brought back. To err is human, to forgive divine,\u201d with a salute emoji.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Before joining DOGE, Elez worked for Musk at SpaceX, Starlink, and X. It\u2019s unclear if and when Elez, who stepped down on Thursday, will be returning to the newly-formed DOGE. The software engineer was \u201cone of only two people affiliated with DOGE that a federal court allowed to access the Treasury Department system that is responsible for disbursing more than $5 trillion in annual payments,\u201d <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/07\/elon-musk-marko-elez-vance-trump\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/07\/elon-musk-marko-elez-vance-trump\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/07\/elon-musk-marko-elez-vance-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according<\/a> to the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. On Thursday morning, per reporting from the <em>Journal<\/em>, a District Court judge ruled that Elez could continue to access the treasury\u2019s payment systems, but restricted his ability to share the data. He resigned later that same day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Representative <strong>Ro Khanna<\/strong>, from California, <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/1887929693258531316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1887929693258531316%7Ctwgr%5Ec74659c624b74b6ec8f0640df8254268116def1d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.nbcnews.com%2FxXabr7d%3F_showcaption%3Dtrueapp%3D1\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/1887929693258531316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1887929693258531316%7Ctwgr%5Ec74659c624b74b6ec8f0640df8254268116def1d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.nbcnews.com%2FxXabr7d%3F_showcaption%3Dtrueapp%3D1&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/1887929693258531316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1887929693258531316%7Ctwgr%5Ec74659c624b74b6ec8f0640df8254268116def1d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.nbcnews.com%2FxXabr7d%3F_showcaption%3Dtrueapp%3D1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">responded<\/a> to Vance\u2019s post on X, noting that both of them have children of Indian heritage (the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/who-is-jd-vance-wife-usha-vance-former-scotus-clerk?srsltid=AfmBOoocQhXsWAAWAxdKo6eqHEXN16j7FDorjwPh7C6OOyZuA7DJVI74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second lady<\/a>, <strong>Usha Vance<\/strong>, is the daughter of Indian immigrants).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cAre you going to tell him to apologize for saying \u2018Normalize Indian hate\u2019 before this rehire?\u201d Khanna posted, \u201cJust asking for the sake of both of our kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<div aria-label=\"social media post\" class=\"TwitterEmbedContainer-ggEzfU fHwbKp\">\n<div class=\"MessageBannerWrapper-krrtvl ilxjKE ConsentBannerWrapper-bMdLtU WTFWJ\" data-testid=\"message-banner\">\n<div class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ MessageBannerContent-gLUJfX iUEiRd hfDfPc lbXvvx\">\n<h4 class=\"ConsentBannerTitle-lgaGAH gOfech\">X content<\/h4>\n<p>This content can also be viewed on the site it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1887957783783391423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Opens in a new window\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLink-eNWuiM ConsentBannerLink-dJZMSz iUEiRd hfDfPc joAuXZ\">originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/elon-musk-jd-vance-rehire-doge-employee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk said on Friday that he plans to rehire the Department of Government Efficiency employee who resigned after racist comments he made online were revealed by The Wall Street Journal. The staff member, 25-year-old Marko Elez, posted messages such as \u201cJust for the record, I was racist before it was cool,\u201d \u201cYou could not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":148998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[54,104,8774,943,5193],"class_list":{"0":"post-148997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity","8":"tag-donald-trump","9":"tag-elon-musk","10":"tag-jd-vance","11":"tag-racism","12":"tag-social-media"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}