Marko Elez, 25, has been granted access to US government payment system containing sensitive personal data

Elon Musk said Friday that he will reinstate a member of his self-styled “department of government efficiency” (Doge) unit who resigned after being linked to an openly racist social media account.

In a post on X, the social media platform he owns, Musk said that Marko Elez, 25, who was at the centre of a court battle over access to the US government’s payment system and has also worked for Musk’s SpaceX company, “will be brought back”.