Elon Musk reinstated a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) aide Friday, just one day after the staffer resigned following reports that he operated an inflammatory social media account.
The aide, 25-year-old Marko Elez, had stepped down Thursday after The Wall Street Journal linked him to a pseudonymous X account reportedly containing racist posts. His return followed a Friday morning poll by Musk asking users whether to rehire Elez, with 78% of over 385,000 participants voting yes. Vice President JD Vance also backed Elez’s reinstatement, arguing “we shouldn’t reward journalists who try to destroy people.”
“He will be brought back,” Musk wrote. “To err is human, to forgive divine.”
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He will be brought back.
To err is human, to forgive divine. https://t.co/TV6SJIb5P6
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 7, 2025
Elez had reportedly made multiple inflammatory…
