ā€˜Betraying the Honor of Your Own Wifeā€™: JD Vance Brutally Dragged for Defending Musk Aide Who Posted, ā€˜Normalize Indian Hateā€™
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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. ā€œJust

Summary

JD Vance defended Marko Elez, a 25-year-old Musk aide after racist posts surfaced, including ā€œNormalize Indian hate.ā€

Elez resigned but was reinstated following Vanceā€™s support, despite Vanceā€™s wife being of Indian descent. Vance dismissed criticism, arguing past social media posts shouldnā€™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 Muskā€™s hiring practices and Vanceā€™s stance on racism.

  • MataVatnik@lemmy.world
    37Ā·
    3 days ago

    Itā€™s a class war, Peter Theil is gay, JD Vance is married to an Indian woman, and Elon Musk is an immigrant. The rich arenā€™t racists, homophobic or nativist, or any of that. The only demographic they hate is poor people.

    • phx@lemmy.ca
      3Ā·
      2 days ago

      You mean the only demographic they love is money, power, and themselves

    • jj4211@lemmy.world
      12Ā·
      2 days ago

      Elon musk is a white immigrant, and they are cool with white refugees, per the executive order to prioritize getting white South Africans in.

      Multiple of these people have had their wives insulted by the movement, but at the end of the day even if they are their wives, they are ā€œjust womenā€ so no big deal for them.