Ex-Doge employee ‘Big Balls’ gets new Trump administration position

Edward Coristine, 19, has been given a job at Social Security Administration after quitting Elon Musk's department'

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Edward Coristine - the 19-year-old who quit Elon Musk's controversial so-called department of government efficiency" (Doge) earlier this week, where he gained notoriety in part for having used the online moniker Big Balls" - has in fact been given a new government job, this time at the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Coristine, whose lack of experience and super-loyalty to Musk saw him become a flashpoint for outrage at Doge's ruthless but haphazard efforts to slash government spending and fire thousands of workers, resigned from Doge earlier this week.