{"id":2471301,"date":"2025-08-06T00:42:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T04:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-legend-of-big-balls-grows-as-young-ex-doge-er-saves-woman-from-dc-thugs\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T00:45:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T04:45:16","slug":"the-legend-of-big-balls-grows-as-young-ex-doge-er-saves-woman-from-dc-thugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-legend-of-big-balls-grows-as-young-ex-doge-er-saves-woman-from-dc-thugs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend of &#8216;Big Balls&#8217; Grows as Young Ex-DOGE-er Saves Woman from DC Thugs"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fthe-legend-of-big-balls-grows-as-young-ex-doge-er-saves-woman-from-dc-thugs%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=2471301&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>A former employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Edward Coristine-known by his LinkedIn nickname &#8220;big Balls&#8221;-is being praised as a hero for defending a woman from an assault by a group of thugs in Washington, D.C. Coristine, who was 19 at the time and part of the DOGE team, intervened during the attack and was severely beaten, suffering a concussion, but successfully protected the victim. His identity was publicly revealed in May during a Fox News interview. Subsequently, in June, Coristine began working for the Social Security Governance to combat waste, fraud, and abuse. The incident has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-chooses-applause-from-democrats-over-survival\/\" title=\"Zelensky Chooses Applause From Democrats Over Survival\">drawn important attention<\/a> from public figures, including former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, both advocating for federal intervention to address rising violent crime in D.C. trump warned that if the city does not improve its law enforcement, federal control might be necessary to restore order. CoristineS bravery has been widely recognized and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >honored amid ongoing concerns<\/a> about safety in the nation&#8217;s capital.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A former Department of Government Efficiency employee known as &ldquo;Big Balls&rdquo; is being hailed as a hero for stepping in to protect a woman in Washington, D.C., who was being attacked by thugs.<\/p>\n<p>In May, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-doges-big-balls-finally-revealed-jesse-watters-got-name-priceless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a> on Fox News that &ldquo;Big Balls&rdquo; was actually Edward Coristine, 19, a member of the DOGE team at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by Fox News host Jesse Watters how he got the name, Coristine explained that he used it as his LinkedIn account name.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People on LinkedIn take themselves, like, super seriously, and they&rsquo;re adverse to risk, and I was, like, well, I want to be neither of those things, so I just said it, and honestly, I didn&rsquo;t even think anyone would notice,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Coristine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberals-will-hate-notorious-former-doge-employee-scores-new-role-us-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took<\/a> a position working directly for the Social Security Administration, looking for waste, fraud, and abuse.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a>: &ldquo;Somebody from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE?\">@DOGE<\/a> was very badly hurt last night&hellip; a young man who was beat up by a bunch of thugs in D.C. Either they&rsquo;re going to straighten their act out&hellip; or we&rsquo;re going to have to federalize and run it the way it&rsquo;s supposed to be run.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z6Ywr9oYYX\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z6Ywr9oYYX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yhg9mRfDaF\">pic.twitter.com\/yhg9mRfDaF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1952840166458195972?\">August 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former DOGE head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-company-announces-200-million-deal-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> posted on social media, &ldquo;A few days ago, a gang of about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-falling-apart-amid-sexual-harassment-scandal-alleged-mismanagement-of-funds\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project falling apart amid sexual harassment scandal, alleged mismanagement of funds\">dozen young men<\/a> tried to assault a woman in her car at night in DC.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A @Doge team member saw what was happening, ran to defend her and was severely beaten to the point of concussion, but he saved her. It is time to federalize DC,&rdquo; Musk wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A few days ago, a gang of about a dozen young men tried to assault a woman in her car at night in DC.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE?\">@Doge<\/a> team member saw what was happening, ran to defend her and was severely beaten to the point of concussion, but he saved her.<\/p>\n<p>It is time to federalize DC. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RPHKj7J3ti\">pic.twitter.com\/RPHKj7J3ti<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1952836498971344926?\">August 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The conservative Libs of TikTok account on X posted a side-by-side picture of Coristine during his Fox News interview in May and one apparently from after his encounter with the street thugs, which had been <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1952825947515994355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on the official White House rapid response account on X and in a Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114977985620971126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  post.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/trump-warns-take-federal-control-washington-dc-youth-violence-continues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported that the person in the picture is Coristine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains images of a victim of violence that some may find disturbing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WOW. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE?\">@DOGE<\/a> employee who was brutally beaten in DC for defending a woman has been identified as none other than &ldquo;BIG BALLS&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Big Balls is a HERO! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qokF1cj6fn\">pic.twitter.com\/qokF1cj6fn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1952869965742158269?\">August 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If D.C. doesn&rsquo;t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City, and run this City how it should be run, and put criminals on notice that they&rsquo;re not going to get away with it anymore,&rdquo; Trump wrote in the post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Perhaps it should have been done a long time ago, then this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-school-baseball-player-dies-after-freak-accident-at-practice\/\" title=\"High school baseball player tragically dies in practice mishap\">incredible young man<\/a>, and so many others, would not have had to go through the horrors of Violent Crime. If this continues, I am going to exert my powers, and FEDERALIZE this City.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for enforcing the law, President Trump, and thank you, Edward, for your bravery.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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