Rolling Stone is reporting that Jeremy Lewin, a lawyer for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency who was appointed to be the deputy administrator for policy and programs at the remnants of the United States Administration for International Development, has what the publication describes as a "history of violent outbursts and racist remarks."
In total, Rolling Stone spoke with 10 different sources who all shared disturbing stories about the 28-year-old Lewin's past behavior, and also consulted police records that detail how a girl once accused Lewin of threatening her with a knife.
Specifically, the girl in question told police that Lewin made her fearful for her life and even asked her why he shouldn't just "gut [her] and cut [her] right now.”
Acquaintances of Lewin's tell Rolling Stone that such crazed outbursts were far from uncommon.
"I have a vivid memory of him telling me that he believed non-white people were inherently of ‘lower value’ than white people," one former acquaintance tells the publication.
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Another former acquaintance who also agrees that Lewin was a blatant racist says they are particularly chilled by the fact that he'd been appointed to run the remnants of an agency overseeing aid to poorer nations.
"Hearing that he is in charge of USAID now gives me the chills,” they tell Rolling Stone. “I thought he had no empathy. He was flashy, misogynistic [and] really believed Western civilization was superior. I can see him enjoying taking away humanitarian programs in Africa. It’s frightening. It’s like letting Hannibal Lecter mind kids or something.”
Multiple witnesses also tell Rolling Stone that Lewin has been prone to violent outbursts for as long as they've known him.
"Violent rages were kind of his thing,” a former classmate tells the publication. “I definitely saw him throwing things at people.”