One of Elon Musk's Doge Staff employees who goes under the self-proclaimed nickname 'Big Balls' has left a CNN gastheer who discussed his name in the air.
In a segment where Burnett from Outfront claimed that Musk's 'government experts' did not receive a background check at Doge, the host shared the anatomical pseudonym of Edward Corestine.
“So this is a 19-year-old graduate high school that used the unfortunate nickname 'Big Balls' online,” said Katie Drummond, global editorial director for Wired, appearing on the segment.
“He now works at the insistence of Musk in Doge,” she went on before she revealed that the employee had also founded several companies.
“Including one with another unfortunate name 'Tesla Dot Sexy LLC' that he set up in 2021, he would have been about 16 years old,” she said.
“Now these LLC control dozens of web domains,” she went on, before she claimed that some of the web connections would “increase red flags during a background control.”
Burnett then pointed out how Doge is filled with young employees such as Coristine, who now have access to the 'private information' of the country.
'So now you look at these young men who are now in data and in private information about maybe hundreds of millions of Americans as young as nineteen, [like] “Big Balls” here, “said Burnett.
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CNN's in it Burnett Outfront -Segment insinuated that Elon Musk's 'Government Experts' did not get background control after a young member has been revealed that he has a questionable digital footprint
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'So now you look at these young men who are now in data and in private information about maybe hundreds of millions of Americans as young as nineteen, [like] “Big Balls” here, “Burnett said
![Displayed: Edward Corestine, the youngest of Musk's Elite Doge Squad and a student at Northeastern University in Boston](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/07/15/94834539-14372475-The_youngest_of_Musk_s_elite_squad_is_just_19_and_a_student_at_N-a-9_1738941342986.jpg)
Displayed: Edward Corestine, the youngest of Musk's Elite Doge Squad and a student at Northeastern University in Boston
'Most of them are in the early twenties, there is an exception that I will go like that. However, I am curious, Kara, how well Musk does you even know these young men? '
“I have no idea, I think there was no control whatsoever, as you can see, that took place,” said Kara Swisher, who has interviewed and covered Musk for decades.
“I could make a joke, so he is probably the reason why he was hired for all these ridiculous nonsense and other nasty things.”
“They are careless. I don't believe anything of them when they say they have screened these people … they are people who will listen to what Elon says and do what he wants and thinks it's a ball to do this, and very funny.
“And so they are willing to do things, say that adults do not want to do, or cross lines that they would not be,” said Swisher.
“He wants these malleable young men to do this in particular, and they like it and it's probably for them.”
“The arrogance is huge and the ignorance is even greater,” Swisher said in the segment.
The criticism of Musk's doge -picks then resigned after his questionable digital footprint connected him with various racist social media reports that promote eugenics.
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“I have no idea, I think there was no control whatsoever, as you can see, that took place,” said Kara Swisher, who has interviewed and covered Musk for decades. “I could joke, that's why he is probably the reason why he was hired for all these ridiculous nonsense and other nasty things”
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“He wants these malleable young men to do this in particular, and they like it and it's probably for them,” said Swisher
Marko Elez was one of the two employees at Doge who gained access to $ 5 trillion in the Treasury payment systems after a hearing of 11th hours on Thursday.
But by Thursday afternoon the 25-year-old trusted Musk Ally resigned after the Wall Street Journal had investigated its ties into the social media account that has since removed since then.
According to the publication, the X account “argued for the withdrawal of the Civil Rights Act and supported a” eugenetic immigration policy. “
Other messages are said to read: “You couldn't pay myself to get married outside of my ethnicity” and “to normalize Indian hatred.”
Another conclusion was: “For the record, I was racist before it was cool.”
The report also weighed the Israel-Palestine crisis, with a post stating: “I would not mind at all if Gaza and Israel were both swept off the earth.”
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Marko Elez was one of the two employees of the Department of Government Efficiency Granted access to $ 5 trillion in the Treasury payment systems after a hearing of 11th hours on Thursday
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Musk proudly documented the work of Doge on X and traced protests on the street as furious left 'deport musk', '' Down with Trump 'and' Do Your Job Congress! '
Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt of the White House said that Elez had resigned from his role.
Elez graduated with a diploma at Rutgers University and went to work for Musk's SpaceX, Starlink and X, with a focus mainly in AI.
Not all CNN employees have criticized doge, such as the 'Black Sheep' Scott Jennings of the outlet that reminded the stable of the Liberal's network why Musk was brought in in the first place.
Musk has been a controversial figure since he became a member of the Trump team and was appointed chairman of the Ministry of Government Efficiency, AKA Doge.
Democrats have hit Musk because they attempt to close the American Bureau for International Development and other government programs.
Jennings, the most prominent conservative voice of the left network, defended Musk on Wednesday evening and responded specifically to the view co-host and Anti-Trump conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin.
“The American people chose Donald Trump because they thought he would be a leader against this government and against the outdoor control bureaucracy,” Jennings said.
Doge has long been set up as Musk's attempt to eliminate billions of dollars about surplus editions in Washington.
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CNN 'Black Sheep' Scott Jennings was working on it again and reminded the network of the network of the liberals why Elon Musk was brought in to clean up the swamp for Donald Trump
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“Elon Musk is the instrument of destruction,” Jennings added and described the efforts of Musk as “radical transparency.”
'Did you know that your money is going here? Did you know that your money is going there? “Jennings said about what Musk does. “It's all upside down for Trump.”
The role of Musk at the Ministry of Government Efficiency is primarily to reduce unnecessary government spending.
'Doge saves the federal government. $ 1 billion/day, usually from hiring people in unnecessary positions, removing dei and stopping incorrect payments to foreign organizations, all consistent with the executive orders of the president, DOGE said in a statement.
“A good start, although this number must rise to> $ 3 billion/day.”
Musk's Doge has hit the ground, just like the rest of the Trump administration in the first week at work.
His officials now propose the use of artificial intelligence to upgrade government systems.
The Doge van Trump also offers soft 'buyout' deals to federal employees in the hope of cutting back between five and 10 percent of the workforce.
An official from the White House confirmed on Thursday to DailyMail.com that more than 40,000 federal employees had accepted the offer before the rapidly approaching midnight Deadline.
Moreover, Doge went to work to remove the Chief Diversity Officers Executive Council website from the American Office of Personnel Management.