Member of Musk’s ‘Doge’ quits after link to racist social media account revealed
Marko Elez, 25, had been granted access to US government payment system containing sensitive personal data
A member of Elon Musk’s self-styled “department of government efficiency” (Doge) unit who was at the centre of a court battle over access to the US government’s payment system has resigned after being linked to an openly racist social media account.
Marko Elez, 25, who has worked for Musk’s SpaceX company, was established to be the owner of a now-deleted account that boasted of racist beliefs and advocated eugenics, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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