Trump’s MAGA base is turning on Elon Musk after he said he wants to import more skilled workers

The world’s wealthiest tycoon wants more visas for engineering talent, but conservatives including RFK Jr.’s vice presidential pick are savaging the H-1B program as predatory.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.

The world’s wealthiest tycoon wants more visas for engineering talent, but conservatives including RFK Jr.’s vice presidential pick are savaging the H-1B program as predatory. The clash threatens to upend the alliance Musk forged with President-elect Donald Trump.

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