Donald Trump on Saturday was hit with outrage from his own base, after the president elect sided with billionaire Elon Musk over other MAGA personalities. Laura Loomer is among those far-right influencers who have picked a fight with Musk over certain immigration visas, which he says are necessa...

Summary

Donald Trump faced backlash from his MAGA base after siding with Elon Musk’s defense of immigration visas, like H1Bs, used by businesses to hire foreign talent.

Many Trump supporters criticized this stance as contradictory to his “America First” promises, arguing H1Bs harm American workers by displacing them with cheaper labor.

Trump released his position through a conservative outlet, avoiding direct posts on the issue, but his Truth Social account was flooded with complaints from long-time supporters.

The controversy highlights growing divisions within the MAGA movement over immigration and corporate priorities.

  • Laurel Raven@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    11 days ago

    I so want to have hope that this time, finally, he’ll lose supporters.

    I want to.

    Unfortunately, we’ve been through this too many times with things that are far worse and somehow he never seems to lose them, not really, so…eh.

    • futatorius@lemm.ee
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      6 days ago

      He’ll lose supporters only after he and his movement have been comprehensively, decisively defeated. Then they’ll all deny that they knew what they were supporting, or that the supported him at all. And two generations later, someone will run the same con again and a new generation of rubes will fall for it.