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A 25 - twelvemonth - sure-enough engine driver working for the Department of Government Efficiency ( or DOGE ) has stepped down over antiblack post from an X chronicle draw to him , The Wall Street Journalreports .
Marko Elez resigned after the WSJ asked the White House about his connection to anaccountand its since - deleted posts . In September 2024 , the account posted “ You could not ante up me to wed outside of my ethnicity ” and “ Normalize Indian hatred . ” It also preach a “ eugenic immigration policy ” in the weeks moderate up to President Trump ’s startup on January 20 , 2025 .
Elez had access to confidential federal payment records at the Treasury Department , WIREDreportedon Tuesday . He previously worked at X and SpaceX — both companies own by Elon Musk , DOGE ’s Lord .
DOGE has sent young engineers like Elez across the federal government to implement mass restructuring architectural plan , raise security concernsabout their access to sensitive data .
