Musk to rehire Doge aide who resigned over racist posts

Vice-President JD Vance had said the young employee should be given a second chance.

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"He will be brought back," Musk posted on X, the social media platform he owns. "To err is human, to forgive divine."

Media reports tied Marko Elez, 25, who previously worked for Musk's SpaceX company, to a now-deleted social media account that posted the incendiary comments.

Vice-President JD Vance had said earlier in the day that the young employee should be given a second chance.

The account connected to Mr Elez - first reported by the Wall Street Journal - posted a variety of inflammatory comments that were verified by the BBC as authentic.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93q625y04wo

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