Elon Musk and Steve Bannon clashed over H-1B visas, with Musk defending the program and Bannon criticizing it. This highlights the growing divide within the Republican party regarding immigration.
Steve Bannon has labeled Elon Musk a 'toddler' after the tech billionaire urged opponents of H-1B skilled migrant worker visas to 'F*** YOURSELF in the face.'Bannon, who served as Donald Trump 's White House chief strategist for seven months in 2017, made the comment on social media platform Gettr, which is primarily used by conservatives.Newsweek emailed Elon Musk via the Tesla and SpaceX press offices and Steve Bannon via his war room podcast for comment.
Why It MattersBannon's comments are just the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter row within Trump's MAGA coalition over H-1B visas, and legal immigration more generally, which has pitted some of his key supporters in big business and Silicon Valley against more nativist elements.Once in office Trump could struggle to placate both those in business who believe skilled legal migration boosts the U.S. economy, and those of his supporters who think it takes place at the expense of American workers.What To KnowIn a post on his X social media platform, formerly Twitter, South African-born Musk commented: 'The reason I'm in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B.'Take a big step back and F*** YOURSELF in the face. I will go to war on this issue the likes of which you cannot possibly comprehend.'A screenshot of the post was shared by Bannon on Gettr, with Trump's former strategist and 2016 campaign manager adding: 'Someone please notify 'Child Protective Services'— need to do a 'wellness check' on this toddler.'The row over H-1B visas erupted after conservative activist Laura Loomer criticized Trump's appointment of Indian-born entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as his senior policy adviser on artificial intelligence. On X Loomer noted Krishan had previously argued the H-1B visa scheme should be expanded, which she claimed was 'in direct opposition' to the Trump agend
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