Two 15-year-olds have been charged with unarmed carjacking after allegedly attacking Edward “Huge Balls” Coristine, the teenage software program engineer and former Neuralink intern who grew to become a outstanding determine in the Trump administration’s cost-cutting Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE).
Based on stories citing native authorities, Coristine — who left DOGE in June however returned to federal service on the Social Safety Administration to assist improve the agency’s website, a spokesman not too long ago informed WIRED — was along with his girlfriend round 3 a.m. Sunday in Washington’s Logan Circle when a circle of roughly 10 teens approached their automotive and made feedback about taking it. He reportedly pushed his girlfriend into the automotive for her security earlier than confronting the group, who then attacked him till police drove as much as the scene.
On Tuesday, Musk praised Coristine for his bravery on his social media platform, X. President Trump individually shared a graphic picture of a battered Coristine on Fact Social, utilizing the assault to name for prosecuting teens as younger as 14 as adults.