Elon Musk’s response to MAGA supporter as H-1B visa debate intensifies

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Elon Musk has delivered his not-so-polite verdict amid the ongoing online debate surrounding H-1B visas and immigration reform. In a heated exchange with an alleged Donald Trump supporter, the Tesla boss dropped the ‘F word’ as the conversation surrounding immigration policy continues to divide GOP lawmakers and Republican voters. The billionaire was responding to a clip of him shared on X (formerly Twitter) in which he discussed the limits of education with the result that you shouldn’t “optimize something that shouldn’t exist”.

But after a user named Steve Mackey used Mr. Musk’s words to push the anti-H1-B rhetoric, the X boss stepped in with a fiery response.

“The reason I am in America with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of the H1B,” wrote Mr. Musk.

“Take a big step back and F**K YOURSELF in the face. I will go to war on this issue that you cannot possibly understand,” he added.

After being trained by Mr. Musk, the user tried to pacify the situation by claiming that we were the biggest fan of the SpaceX boss

“There seems to be a lot of confusion about this interaction. I am personally the biggest Elon fan on the planet and always will be. I am also able to disagree with people I deeply respect and admire, ” wrote the user.

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‘Remove them, root and stem’

In particular, prior to the exchange, Mr. Musk that “hateful, unrepentant racists” should be removed from the “root and stock” Republican Party.

Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-heads of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Trump’s soon-to-be inaugurated cabinet, are fighting for legal immigration through H1-B visas, while allies like Laura Loomer have opened a front calling for a ban on all forms of immigration.

After Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert cartoon, wrote that MAGA Republicans were now “taking a page from the Democrats on how to lose elections while feeling good about themselves, Mr Musk responded.

“Yes. And the despicable fools must be removed from the Republican Party, root and stock,” wrote the X owner, agreeing with Mr. Adams.

The tech billionaire has long argued that the United States needs the best talent from abroad to come to America and innovate. But his stance has put him at odds with hardline Republicans who fear American jobs were being taken by outsiders.