Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team, has left the Trump administration, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.
Coristine, who gained notoriety for his age and going by the online nickname “Big Balls,” handed in his resignation this week, becoming the latest high-profile departure from DOGE after Musk left the administration earlier this month.
During his time at DOGE, Coristine was a key player on Musk’s team and worked across multiple top agencies, including General Services Administration, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of Education, and Health and Human Services.
White House Senior Advisor Elon Musk walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn with President Donald Trump, March 9, 2025 in Washington.
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ABC News previously reported that other senior DOGE officials were leaving the Trump administration, including James Burnham, DOGE’s top attorney, and Steve Davis, a longtime Musk lieutenant at his private companies. Katie Miller, a special government employee who had served as a senior adviser and spokesperson for DOGE, is also leaving the administration and will work with Musk, sources said.
Wired was first to report the news.
-ABC News’ Will Steakin