Musk appears to be winning since Trump seemed to publicly back him over the benefits of the H-1B program. And as the owner of one of the world’s most influential social-media platforms, Musk, who also has a direct line to the president-elect’s ear, is undoubtedly more powerful than the vast majority of Trump’s other MAGA backers.

A Trump World civil war has erupted over visas for highly skilled workers, with the president-elect’s new tech industry allies like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on one side and the

Two key parts of Donald Trump's base have been at odds with each other over the merits of immigration prioritizing high-skill workers.

We’re three days into 2025 and already the new year is yielding some pretty strange bedfellows. Veteran left-wing Senator Bernie Sanders weighed in on the civil war currently engulfing MAGA world, which has seen support for high-skilled (or ‘H-1B’) visas pit tech billionaire Elon Musk and fellow DOGE chief Vivek Ramaswamy against nationalist conservatives opposed to more foreign workers coming to the U.

Donald Trump will not be sworn in as President until January 20, but already, there are clear signs of trouble within his supporter base. 💰💸 Don’t miss the move: SIGN UP for TheStreet’s FREE Daily newsletter 💰💸 Since Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris,

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s increasing influence in the United States as a key ally of incoming President Donald Trump and around the world has stoked concerns among far-right figures in the United Kingdom.