Steve Bannon blasted foreign work visa programs for their “contempt” for Americans just hours before President-elect Donald Trump – his former White Hoouse boss – came out in favor of them.
Bannon trashed Elon Musk as a “toddler” on Friday on his show amid infighting among Trump supporters about legal immigration and H-1B visas. One side of the argument would like to see all or most immigration halted.
Musk is in the camp that wants to continue to import skilled laborers from other countries and has stated he would not have ascended to his status in business (or now government) without work visa programs.
In one comment on X (formerly Twitter), Musk wrote Saturday, “The reason I’m in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B. Take a big step back and FUCK YOURSELF in the face. I will go to war on this issue the likes of which you cannot possibly comprehend.”
Trump waited days to weigh in on the issue an told The New York Post Saturday he supported visa programs for foreign workers.
But hours before Trump sided with Musk over Bannon