Summary
JD Vance called for the rehiring of Marko Elez, a 25-year-old DOGE staffer who resigned after The Wall Street Journal exposed his racist and eugenicist tweets.
Elon Musk polled users on X about reinstating Elez, with 78% supporting his return.
Vance, while disagreeing with Elez’s posts, opposed “rewarding journalists who try to destroy people.”
Elez had access to the U.S. Treasury’s payment system before resigning.
“Back when you were a teenager” implies some time has passed and you might have grown. Leniency in judgement could also be applied if you’re still a teenager, but then you also shouldn’t be in charge of anything important because we know you don’t think too good. Also, consequences for their actions is how teenagers learn to not keep doing that. Firing racist teenagers for being racist is good.
Also also, this guy is in his mid 20s.
Yeah really shortens how long ago he could have said it.