Last updated on January 20th, 2025 at 12:37 am
Elon Musk sparks MAGA civil war and it intensifies as “America First” loyalists clash with Trump-supporting Silicon Valley elites over an immigrant worker visa program, with Elon Musk now facing accusations of retaliating against his critics. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich discuss the battle on The Damage Report.
“Another volley has been fired in the ongoing MAGA civil war that’s been playing out online between hardcore “America First” acolytes and Trump-backing Silicon Valley oligarchs over an immigrant worker visa program — and now Elon Musk is being accused of personally punishing his critics.
Laura Loomer and other far-right activists who have railed against the X (formerly Twitter) owner and his DOGE co-chair Vivek Ramaswamy for supporting H-1B visas and criticizing American work culture allege that Musk removed their X verification badges and ability to monetize their accounts in an act of retribution.
“[Musk] has removed my blue check mark on X because I dared to question his support for H1B visas, the replacement of American tech workers by Indian immigrants, and I questioned his relationship with China,” Loomer posted on Thursday night.”
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