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DOGE staffer steps down after racist posts emerge

A 25-year-old Doge staffer resigned over racist posts on X.

A 25-year-old engineer working for the Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE) has stepped down over racist posts from an X account tied to him, the Wall Street Journal reports. Marko Elez resigned after the WSJ asked the White House about his connection to the account, which was in his name but has since deleted all its posts. DOGE has sent young engineers like Elez across the federal government to implement mass restructuring plans, raising security concerns about their access to sensitive data.

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