‘Betraying the Honor of Your Own Wife’: JD Vance Brutally Dragged for Defending Musk Aide Who Posted, ‘Normalize Indian Hate’
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Vice President JD Vance defended a staffer with Elon Musk's "Department of Government Efficiency" after the 25-year-old was found to have made blatantly racist statements last year. On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal identified an X account belonging to Marko Elez, who is one of the young DOGE employees running roughshod over various federal agencies. “Just

Summary

JD Vance defended Marko Elez, a 25-year-old Musk aide after racist posts surfaced, including “Normalize Indian hate.”

Elez resigned but was reinstated following Vance’s support, despite Vance’s wife being of Indian descent. Vance dismissed criticism, arguing past social media posts shouldn’t ruin careers.

Musk backed Elez after a public poll. Rep. Ro Khanna challenged Vance, who responded dismissively, sparking backlash.

The incident has intensified scrutiny of Musk’s hiring practices and Vance’s stance on racism.

  • MataVatnik@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    It’s a class war, Peter Theil is gay, JD Vance is married to an Indian woman, and Elon Musk is an immigrant. The rich aren’t racists, homophobic or nativist, or any of that. The only demographic they hate is poor people.