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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

DOGE staffer with history of racist posts is now working at Social Security

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency staffer who preached eugenics and declared himself “racist before it was cool” is reportedly working with the Social Security Administration.

Marko Elez resigned from the administration earlier this month after The Wall Street Journal uncovered a history of now-deleted racist statements on X, including support for “eugenic immigration policy” and calls to “normalize Indian hate.”

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