About a month ago, 19-year-old former DOGE employee Edward Coristine — better known as “Big Balls” — was severely beaten by a group of teen thugs in D.C. while he was protecting his girlfriend late at night.
You probably remember this viral photo that President Trump shared from the aftermath of the attack — right before he federalized D.C. and cleaned it up:
Now, I’m happy to report that Coristine is doing much better.
He’s recovered from the attack and just appeared with Jesse Watters on Fox News to speak out about what happened.
Watch here:
🚨 JUST IN: DOGE's Big Balls speaks out for the first time since he was beaten by thugs in DC
He told the entire story of being attacked while attempting to save his friend from being carjacked.
So glad he's doing better. This guy is a patriot and a hero.
WATTERS: "You… pic.twitter.com/KpIRqvh2X3
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 30, 2025
JUST IN: DOGE’s Big Balls speaks out for the first time since he was beaten by thugs in DC
He told the entire story of being attacked while attempting to save his friend from being carjacked.
So glad he’s doing better. This guy is a patriot and a hero.
WATTERS: “You triggered a crime crackdown in DC, and in a way you’ve saved a LOT of lives in DC.”
Very true! Great work, Mr. Big Balls, aka Ed Coristine (@as400495
)
For those who prefer to read, here’s a partial transcript of Coristine’s description of what happened that night:
Yeah, I was just hanging out with a group of my friends late at night and at about 3 a.m. we were wrapping up, and I was walking one of my friends back to her car and as we’re walking to the car there’s a group of 10 guys right across the street. And as we get to the car and she begins to fumble for the keys, they start shouting at us, and really quickly I knew something was really off about the situation.
ADVERTISEMENTSo she unlocks the car, I rush her into the driver’s seat, she’s able to close the door behind her and lock the doors and right as I turn around, they run up on me. They’re just a few feet away. And they slam me against the car. They start throwing a bunch of punches. I keep my hands up. just like, alright, I’m getting a lot of punches here.
I’m just trying to protect my head the best way that I can. And luckily, the whole thing didn’t last too long. The police showed up pretty quickly.
So I was very fortunate. I only came out with a broken nose and a concussion. It could have been a lot worse.
It’s good to see that Big Balls is doing well.
What a brave young man!
Calls are growing for Coristine to be awarded with a Medal of Freedom:
Big Balls deserves a medal.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) September 30, 2025
Give this kid the presidential medal of freedom!
— AmericanPapaBear™ (@AmericaPapaBear) September 30, 2025
Two teenagers have been arrested and charged in connection with the attempted carjacking and attack.
Here’s the latest update, per the New York Post:
The two teens arrested in a violent attempted carjacking that left a former DOGE staffer nicknamed “Big Balls” beaten to a pulp in Washington, DC, have been slapped with additional charges.
The 15-year-old boy and girl, both from Maryland, were arraigned on the additional charges on Thursday after the bloody attack on Edward Coristine served as the catalyst for President Trump’s crackdown in the nation’s capital.
ADVERTISEMENTThe pair, who had already been charged with unarmed carjacking, are now also facing assault and robbery charges, Politico reported.
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