The online rift over the H-1B skilled worker visa program signifies a potential wedge between Trump’s core base and his new Silicon Valley supporters

Social media posts by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy arguing in favor of expanding the visa program for highly skilled workers have set off a debate among supporters of President-elect Donald Trump over how the program should fit into the incoming administration’s aggressive immigration agenda.

The debate touched off this week when Laura Loomer criticized Trump’s selection of Sriram Krishnan as an adviser on AI policy in his coming administration.

A noticeably slimmed-down Elon Musk joked about his weight loss after he was photographed dressed up as Old Saint Nick.

This holiday season, Elon Musk is calling himself “Ozempic Santa.” Adorned in a Santa Suit on a photo posted to X, The Tesla founder indicates he’s taking one of the widely popular weight loss drugs,

Elon Musk turned heads with a decadent his tree. Dressed head-to-toe in a Santa costume, he captioned his photo "Ozempic Santa," flaunting a slimmer figure. The Tesla CEO was picked by president-elect Donald Trump to co-lead the inaugural Department of Government Efficiency shortly after the election.

Donald Trump’s “best buddy,” South African-born Elon Musk, has endorsed a post on X slamming Americans as “re***ded” workers who can’t hold a candle to skilled foreign hires in Silicon Valley. Musk was responding to a post — using a word widely considered a slur — explaining the difference between the “right right” (whom Trump claims to back) and the “tech right.

Tech Right feud that kicked off over Christmas, spurred by a divide on allowing skilled immigrant workers to come stateside, was escalated by Elon Musk on Thursday. Trump’s “first buddy” declared far-right characters including former Trump orbiter Laura Loomer to be trolls and allegedly removed their verification status on Twitter.

Elon Musk is being criticized online for comparing sourcing skilled workers overseas for U.S. businesses to building a sports team.