{"id":2400471,"date":"2025-02-07T17:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T22:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-to-rehire-doge-staffer-after-white-house-support\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T22:49:45","slug":"musk-to-rehire-doge-staffer-after-white-house-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-to-rehire-doge-staffer-after-white-house-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk to rehire DOGE staffer after White House support"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-to-rehire-doge-staffer-after-white-house-support%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400471&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk has decided to reinstate Marko elez, a \u200bstaffer from the\u200b Department of Government Efficiency, who was previously fired for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-associated-press-gaza-reporter-suspended-over-inflammatory-social-media-posts-about-israel\/\" title=\"AP Gaza reporter suspended for inflammatory ... about Israel\">controversial social\u200b media posts<\/a>. The decision comes after support \u200bfrom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-people-who-live-rent-free-in-the-minds-of-the-left\/\" title=\"Five People Who Live Rent Free In The Minds Of The Left\">key political figures<\/a>, including \u2062President Donald Trump\u200b and \u2064vice \u2062President JD Vance. Elez had \u200cbeen publicly exposed\u2063 as a member of DOGE and faced backlash after a Wall Street Journal investigation \u2062linked him to inflammatory statements made under a pseudonym on a now-deleted burner account. Musk conducted a poll on social media,where a significant majority\u2062 favored Elez&#8217;s reinstatement.Both Trump \u200cand Vance expressed their belief that one\u2019s past \u200csocial media behavior shouldn&#8217;t ruin a person&#8217;s future,\u200d prompting Musk to reaffirm Elez&#8217;s return, emphasizing the theme of forgiveness and growth. The incident sparked a \u200ddebate on cancel\u2062 culture,with Vance rallying to support Elez while critics pointed to the implications of such actions and the potential for a culture that penalizes people\u200c for past \u2064mistakes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Musk to rehire DOGE staffer fired over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald ...\">social media posts<\/a> after White House support<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1979240\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a> announced that a staffer with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Government Efficiency\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> who had been fired over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-fcc-nominee-sits-on-board-of-group-that-opposes-anti-sex-trafficking-efforts\/\" title=\"Biden FCC Nominee Sits on Board of Group That Opposes Anti-Sex Trafficking Efforts\">past social media posts<\/a> would be reinstated following support from President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Vice President JD Vance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Marko Elez, a 25-year-old engineer, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/elon-musk-associate-bfs-federal-payment-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"doxxed\">doxxed<\/a> as a member of DOGE in a <em>Wired<\/em> article earlier this week. A subsequent investigation by a reporter from the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> linked Elez to a burner account on X with a history of inflammatory posts, which had been deleted before he joined DOGE He resigned shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>His resignation, apparently confirmed to have been pressured after Musk asked the public if he should be reinstated, was quickly decried by some on the right as a success of cancel culture.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re bowing to leftist cancellation strategies in the first few weeks <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DOGE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@DOGE<\/a> is never going to make it,&rdquo; The Blaze host Auron MacIntyre said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AuronMacintyre\/status\/1887889219667783961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a>. &ldquo;Hire him back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After significant backlash, Musk posted a poll on X asking whether he should be hired back, garnering nearly 80% of over 380,000 votes in favor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bring back <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DOGE<\/a> staffer who made inappropriate statements via a now deleted pseudonym?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1887867644814020902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>About two hours after the poll was posted, Vance quoted it, giving his position on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I obviously disagree with some of Elez&rsquo;s posts, but I don&rsquo;t think <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">stupid social media activity<\/a> should ruin a kid&rsquo;s life. We shouldn&rsquo;t reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever. So I say bring him back. If he&rsquo;s a bad dude or a terrible member of the team, fire him for that,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the matter during a meeting with the Japanese prime minister, Trump said he agreed with Vance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;REPORTER: &#8220;One of the DOGE engineers was fired for inappropriate posts. The Vice President says bring him back. What do you say?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>TRUMP: &#8220;Well I don&#8217;t know about that particular thing, but if the Vice President said so, *turns to JD Vance* Did you say that? I&#8217;m with the VP.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QYcHqZP0wo\">pic.twitter.com\/QYcHqZP0wo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Autism Capital &#129513; (@AutismCapital) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AutismCapital\/status\/1887950042935476340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Quoting Vance&rsquo;s post, Musk announced that Elez would be reinstated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He will be brought back. To err is human, to forgive divine,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#129761;<\/p>\n<p>He will be brought back. <\/p>\n<p>To err is human, to forgive divine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TV6SJIb5P6\">https:\/\/t.co\/TV6SJIb5P6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1887957783783391423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Vance&rsquo;s input was widely celebrated on the right and widely decried on the left. The vice president responded to the criticism, while quoting a post of Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) asking if he would be asking for an apology.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the sake of both of our kids? Grow up. Racist trolls on the internet, while offensive, don&rsquo;t threaten my kids. You know what does? A culture that denies grace to people who make mistakes. A culture that encourages congressmen to act like whiny children,&rdquo; Vance responded.<\/p>\n<p>Vance decried those who took issue with his intervention as engaging in &ldquo;emotional blackmail.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My kids, god willing, will be risk takers. They won&rsquo;t think constantly about whether a flippant comment or a wrong viewpoint will follow them around for the rest of their lives. They will tell stupid jokes. They will develop views that they later think are wrong or even gross. I made mistakes as a kid, and thank God I grew up in a culture that encouraged me to grow and learn and feel remorse when I screwed up and offer grace when others did,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1887959472091373906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> released several of the comments posted on what it alleged was Belez&rsquo;s burner account, most of them occurring between July and September of last year. It was deleted before he joined DOGE.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool,&rdquo; the account posted in July, a reference to a popular meme.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a September post, he said, &ldquo;You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity,&rdquo; and responded to a post noting the prevalence of Indians in Silicon Valley with, &ldquo;Normalize Indian hate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In another post on the War in Gaza, the account noted, &ldquo;I would not mind at all if Gaza and Israel were both wiped off the face of the Earth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1979240\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1979240\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musk to rehire DOGE staffer after Trump and Vance&#8217;s support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2400472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-todd-young-pivot.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[23466,4250,32127],"class_list":["post-2400471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-doge","tag-musk","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/elon-musk-todd-young-pivot.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400471"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400475,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400471\/revisions\/2400475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}