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Liberals are thrilled that the honeymoon between President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk is apparently already over. As we reported Friday, X has been overwhelmed this week by hot takes on H1-B visas, which are supported by tech bros like Musk to fill elite positions with the best and brightest globally and opposed by the MAGA crowd whose sons and daughters can’t find work in the tech industries due to employers using H1-B holders as “indentured servants” and taking jobs from Americans.

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The New York Post reports Saturday afternoon that Trump backs Musk on H1-B visas. That headline doesn’t quite mesh with the controversy at hand though. The Post reports that “Trump supports immigration visas backed by Musk,” saying that he has many H1-B visas on his properties. 

Not to be classist, but there’s a difference between a top engineer at SpaceX and a landscaper at one of Trump’s golf courses.

The Post reports:

President-elect Trump told The Post Saturday he supports immigration visas for highly skilled workers, appearing to side with Elon Musk in the roiling intra-MAGA debate on the issue.

“I’ve always liked the visas, I have always been in favor of the visas. That’s why we have them,” Trump said by phone, referring to the H-1B program, which permits companies to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations.  

“I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I’ve been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It’s a great program,” added Trump, who restricted access to foreign worker visas in his first administration and has been critical of the program in the past.

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Musk said his passion for the issue stemmed from wanting America to remain competitive by attracting “the top ~0.1% of engineering talent” which he said was essential for “America to keep winning.”

Again, there’s a difference between the top 0.1 percent of engineering talent and groundskeepers at Trump’s properties.

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To us, the issue is deporting illegals first. Then discuss H1-B visas.

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This quote from Trump is hardly going to settle the argument. Scott Adams has a good take on it, though:

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