'Hire the forgotten men of MAGA!' Columnist trolls GOP as bitter infighting ramps up
6 days, 6 hours ago

'Hire the forgotten men of MAGA!' Columnist trolls GOP as bitter infighting ramps up

Raw Story  

An intra-MAGA feud has erupted in recent weeks between longtime Donald Trump acolytes such as Steve Bannon and Laura Loomer and right-wing tech billionaires such as Elon Musk and Marc Andreesen. Bannon and Loomer, however, have charged that the Silicon Valley crew simply want easy-to-exploit cheap labor and don't really mean what they say about wanting to put "America first." The Bulwark's Jonathan Last believes that it's time for the likes of Musk and Andreesen to back up their big MAGA talk by hiring Trump supporters at their firms. Or as Last puts it, Trump supporters appear to have a love-hate relationship with "super-rich guys who hate elite college grads as much as we do" on the grounds that "fantasizing about having power like they do makes us feel less impotent and aggrieved."

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‘We’re going to rip your face off’ in visa fight, Steve Bannon warns Elon Musk
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6 days, 21 hours ago

‘We’re going to rip your face off’ in visa fight, Steve Bannon warns Elon Musk

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s one-time White House strategist Steve Bannon warned Elon …

'Lost its lunch': Tech expert sees MAGA in panic after waking up to hostile takeover
1 week, 1 day ago

'Lost its lunch': Tech expert sees MAGA in panic after waking up to hostile takeover

Raw Story  

Adam Lashinsky, a former executive editor at Fortune and the author of an insider book about Apple, has a warning for Trump supporters who are just waking up to the fact that their movement is facing a hostile takeover from Silicon Valley tycoons. Writing in the Washington Post, Lashinsky highlights the tensions between MAGA activists such as Steve Bannon and …

Laura Loomer comes for ‘welfare queen’ Elon Musk as MAGA war heats up
1 week, 1 day ago

Laura Loomer comes for ‘welfare queen’ Elon Musk as MAGA war heats up

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Laura Loomer again attacked Donald …

Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row over worker visas
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1 week, 2 days ago

Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row over worker visas

Raw Story  

Donald Trump weighed in Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barons like Elon Musk, saying that he backs a special visa program that helps highly skilled workers enter the country. An angry back-and-forth, largely between Silicon Valley's Musk and traditional anti-immigration Trump backers, has erupted in fiery fashion, with Musk even vowing to "go to …

Trump sides with Elon Musk in Maga immigration feud over H-1B visas for skilled tech workers
1 week, 3 days ago

Trump sides with Elon Musk in Maga immigration feud over H-1B visas for skilled tech workers

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has sided with Elon Musk in the feud …

'Who the hell is this man?' MSNBC's Michael Steele goes off on Trump advisor
1 week, 3 days ago

'Who the hell is this man?' MSNBC's Michael Steele goes off on Trump advisor

Raw Story  

During a discussion about how Elon Musk has gone to war with Donald Trump's base over foreign workers, MSNBC host Michael Steele finally had enough and ripped into the tech billionaire who seems to be calling the shots for the president-elect. As part of his battle to make his point that the U.S. needs more H-1B foreign workers because American …

Steve Bannon mocks ‘toddler’ Elon Musk after he tells X user to ‘f*** yourself’ over visa bust-up
1 week, 4 days ago

Steve Bannon mocks ‘toddler’ Elon Musk after he tells X user to ‘f*** yourself’ over visa bust-up

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Steve Bannon joined the MAGA immigration civil war with gusto …

Immigration Policy Sparks Division Among Trump Allies
1 week, 4 days ago

Immigration Policy Sparks Division Among Trump Allies

Deccan Chronicle  

A heated online debate over immigration policy has highlighted a growing divide among Donald Trump’s supporters, particularly between his Silicon Valley backers and his staunchly anti-immigration base. These calls for more inclusive policies on skilled immigration met with fierce resistance from conservative factions within Trump’s support base, who have long championed stricter immigration controls. Elon Musk, billionaire entrepreneur and one …

Elon Musk jumps into US immigration debate, gives sharp response to CEO’s ‘immigrants taking over jobs’ question
1 week, 4 days ago

Elon Musk jumps into US immigration debate, gives sharp response to CEO’s ‘immigrants taking over jobs’ question

Live Mint  

Donald Trump's supporters are engaged in an online spat over the United States' immigration policies, with Laura Loomer advocating for a more hardline approach, while Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy push for increased pathways for highly skilled workers. Elon Musk Bats For Skilled Workers The tech mogul speaking to a CEO social media user on X noted that the US …

'Donald Trump has a problem': MSNBC panel points to billionaire vs. MAGA civil war
1 week, 5 days ago

'Donald Trump has a problem': MSNBC panel points to billionaire vs. MAGA civil war

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's top issue next year is fixing immigration, and an MSNBC political panel thinks he set up his supporters for an internal civil war over it. Speaking to Ayman Mohyeldin, who is filling in for Nicolle Wallace, Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson said Trump has spent the past decade blaming immigrants for all that ails them. It presented itself …

'Scam by the oligarchs!' Steve Bannon piles on Elon Musk in MAGA civil war
1 week, 5 days ago

'Scam by the oligarchs!' Steve Bannon piles on Elon Musk in MAGA civil war

Raw Story  

Former Donald Trump adviser turned far-right pundit Steve Bannon came down hard against tech billionaire Elon Musk in the battle that flared up this week between right-wing businessmen and the MAGA activist class, The New Republic reported on Friday. The heart of the issue is the H1-B visa system, which is used to give work permits to high-skilled white collar …

An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump’s political coalition
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1 week, 5 days ago

An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump’s political coalition

Associated Press  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Trump’s movement — wealthy …

'That's one take': CNN host gives 'side eye' to GOP strategist's analysis of MAGA clash
1 week, 5 days ago

'That's one take': CNN host gives 'side eye' to GOP strategist's analysis of MAGA clash

Raw Story  

CNN's Sara Sidner dismissed a Republican strategist's analysis of the MAGA clash between Donald Trump's business allies and his anti-immigrant base. Right-wing influencers attacked Trump's wealthy advisers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy over their support for H-1B visas allowing skilled foreign workers to stay in the U.S., but GOP strategist Neil Chatterjee insisted the president-elect's political opponents were trying to …

MAGA coalition already splitting as 'preexisting tensions' burst into view: analysis
1 week, 5 days ago

MAGA coalition already splitting as 'preexisting tensions' burst into view: analysis

Raw Story  

An online clash broke out between some of Donald Trump's most fervent supporters over an immigrant program long used by Silicon Valley tech companies, and a pair of analysts explained how "preexisting tensions" could make the MAGA coalition untenable. Trump named Indian-born tech entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as his senior policy adviser on artificial intelligence, and far-right activist Laura Loomer complained …

"Somebody got stuffed in a locker": MAGA fumes at Vivek Ramaswamy's rant about American "mediocrity"
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1 week, 6 days ago

"Somebody got stuffed in a locker": MAGA fumes at Vivek Ramaswamy's rant about American "mediocrity"

Salon  

The billionaire bro–far-right civil war is heating up. Former presidential hopeful and “Department of Government Efficiency” co-head Vivek Ramaswamy is the latest in Donald Trump’s inner circle to weigh in on a brewing debate over American workers, triggering a MAGA meltdown in the process. In response to a MAGA-world fight over Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk’s call for …

‘Should MAGA stay home in 2026?’ Laura Loomer wages ‘racist’ war against ‘tech bros’ over Indian migrants
1 week, 6 days ago

‘Should MAGA stay home in 2026?’ Laura Loomer wages ‘racist’ war against ‘tech bros’ over Indian migrants

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Trump acolyte and self-proclaimed “proud Islamophobe” Laura Loomer is threatening …

"Dire shortage": Elon Musk sparks MAGA backlash after calling for more immigrant workers
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2 weeks ago

"Dire shortage": Elon Musk sparks MAGA backlash after calling for more immigrant workers

Salon  

Billionaire Tesla and X owner Elon Musk, President-elect Donald Trump's chief financier, on Wednesday sparked MAGA backlash after defending visas for foreign tech workers. Musk called a shortage of “excellent engineering talent” a “fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley” in a Wednesday tweet, arguing that immigrant labor is an essential ingredient in American innovation and warning of a "dire shortage …

Tech billionaires are getting their chance to shape Washington. Here’s what they’ll do with it.
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Tech billionaires are getting their chance to shape Washington. Here’s what they’ll do with it.

Politico  

Unlike wealthy power players of another generation, whose ideas and influence were often cloaked and exercised through backroom deals, these tech moguls tend to talk about their policy preferences in public … a lot. “The crypto war, we were on the receiving end for four years and it was incredibly brutal, incredibly destructive; AI, we had meetings in D.C. in …

Skeptical lawmaker thinks Elon Musk will become ‘frustrated fairly quickly’ with DOGE role
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Skeptical lawmaker thinks Elon Musk will become ‘frustrated fairly quickly’ with DOGE role

Raw Story  

It won’t be long before tech billionaire and Donald Trump pal Elon Musk becomes irked by Washington with his new advisory role in the incoming president’s next administration. That was the message from Rep. Ro Khanna, who aired his thoughts on POLITICO’s Tech podcast Thursday about Musk and his proposals to slash spending and eliminate large portions of the federal …

Ivanhoe’s Friedland Says Fears for China on US Tariffs Overblown
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Ivanhoe’s Friedland Says Fears for China on US Tariffs Overblown

Live Mint  

China has reduced its exposure to the US economy since Donald Trump’s first administration, leaving it better placed to weather the punitive trade tariffs being pledged by the president-elect, according to Robert Friedland, the founder of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. “China still has a lot of cards to play,” the co-chairman of the Canadian miner said Tuesday in an interview with …

How Trump’s triumph will turbocharge America’s Left-leaning tech giants
1 month, 4 weeks ago

How Trump’s triumph will turbocharge America’s Left-leaning tech giants

The Telegraph  

The hope of an antitrust shake-up under Trump was one of the reasons for US technology stocks ticking higher following his victory on Wednesday, as bosses predict the government’s regulatory stance will soften during his administration. Andreessen said the treatment of the cryptocurrency industry by the Biden White House had been “intolerable”, while Horowitz said the US under Biden was …

The Inevitability of Big Tech Backing Trump
55 years ago

The Inevitability of Big Tech Backing Trump

Wired  

It is true just about everywhere, but especially in America: Real power is having control over the flow of resources. On the verge of another presidential election, no one knows that better than Silicon Valley CEOs and investors, some of whom publicly announced their support for Donald Trump and his running mate, Senator J.D. Behind the calculated loyalties of Big …

A viral blog post from a bureaucrat exposes why tech billionaires fear Biden — and fund Trump
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A viral blog post from a bureaucrat exposes why tech billionaires fear Biden — and fund Trump

Salon  

The drastic rightward lurch of Silicon Valley's executive class has been swift and mysterious — but now the key to unlocking the mystery may lie in a cheeky blog post written by a regulator from the Federal Trade Commission. Comparing so-called "artificial intelligence" to a Magic 8 Ball, the federal regulator chastised tech marketers who "compare their products to magic …

The tech billionaires going all-in for Trump: ‘There’s a wellspring of support in Silicon Valley’
7 months ago

The tech billionaires going all-in for Trump: ‘There’s a wellspring of support in Silicon Valley’

The Independent  

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Led by Elon Musk, Silicon Valley inches to the right
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Led by Elon Musk, Silicon Valley inches to the right

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats. Long considered non-identifiable ideologically, Musk's politics are now hardline right wing as he uses his platform to stoke the themes cherished by Fox News, conservative talk radio …

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