Posted on 08/07/2025 3:28:49 AM PDT by Enterprise
Two teenagers were arrested in connection to the attempted carjacking of a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer known as “Big Balls.”
Authorities said the 15-year-old suspects, who were charged with unarmed carjacking, were among several teens who allegedly approached the victim, Edward Coristine, and a woman police identified as his significant other near a car around 3 a.m. EDT Sunday in Washington’s Logan Circle neighborhood.
The group allegedly made comments about taking the car, before Coristine pushed his significant other into the vehicle for safety and prepared to confront the group, according to police.
Law enforcement officials said Coristine turned to face the teenagers, and several of them attacked him until police patrolling the area intervened. The group fled on foot when police approached, authorities said.
Coristine, a 19-year-old software engineer, was among the most visible figures associated with President Trump’s DOGE effort, aimed at slashing government spending and eliminating waste in the federal bureaucracy.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who was the chief adviser of DOGE before his special employee period lapsed last May, confirmed the attack on a post on the social platform X, which he owns.
“A few days ago, a gang of about a dozen young men tried to assault a woman in her car at night in DC,” Musk said in the post. “A @Doge team member saw what was happening, ran to defend her and was severely beaten to the point of concussion, but he saved her.”
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The 19 year old will be known as Big Balls forever.
Apparently “it’s twooo, it’s twooo” in the words of Lilly Von Schtupp
LOL! I do give the kid credit for his actions. Let us see if the D.C. prosecutors let the two little jackasses out on their own recognizance.
“around 3 a.m.”
I think I see the problem.
I hope BB starts rigorous training in self defense/martial arts when he recovers. Even if this is a teachable moment, he doesn’t seem like the type who would think twice about getting involved if another such incident were to occur. Might as well be more capable.
Trump has now spoken about assuming control over DC. He sounded as though there is a good chance that this incident pushed him over the threat stage & into action.
Teens again, eh. Charge them as adults.
Sounds like Big Balls actually has them. A real man.
So, 3am... Sunday Morning... Logan Circle... skinny rich kid with his girlfriend and an expensive car.
Not smart in DC. This was a predictable outcome.
He’s lucky to have escaped with his life.
Yes! Blame the victim. Next you’ll be praising the yutes for striking a blow against their white oppressors. /s 🤡
Since DC isn’t a state, then I don’t see how federal control of the area is a problem.
Piro will have something to say about that.
>Crime in D.C. was down 35 percent in 2024 from the previous year, marking a 30-year low. Data from the district show violent crime is also down so far in 2025 compared with the previous year.
Anyone that trusts crime data from Dem run cities is a complete fool and not paying attention. The only data that might be decent is for murder, as it is hard to sweep a body under the rug.
Yes. Those instead are more often rolled up in the rug.
BTTT
Cops have an old saying: Nothing good happens after midnight.
Send them to get mo
In Dem run cities it’s so easy a Dem police chief can do it. Crime? What crime! And they have the stats, or lack thereof, to prove it!
Better still, take them over to the 14st Bridge and dump them in river with 100lbs of weights around their necks.
Agreed!
So two blacks...got it.
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