Who stepped down? Marko Elez, a 25-year-old software engineer with no prior government experience, resigned from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—a Trump-backed initiative operating within federal agencies like the U.S. Treasury—after archived racist and eugenicist posts from his social media resurfaced en.wikipedia.org+15npr.org+15wuft.org+15.
Why the controversy? Elez had been granted high-level access to the Treasury’s critical payment systems. His inflammatory posts included statements like “Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool” and “Normalize Indian hate” news.wfsu.org+9npr.org+9thepublicsradio.org+9. Following heavy criticism, he resigned on February 6, 2025 news.wfsu.org+7npr.org+7en.wikipedia.org+7.
Broader tensions at DOGE: The incident intensified scrutiny around DOGE’s rapid placement of tech-affiliated personnel—some with ties to Musk’s companies—into sensitive federal roles. Concerns have grown over data privacy, rushed reforms, and the qualifications of its staff news.wfsu.org+4businessinsider.com+4thev
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