"Divorce is coming soon": MAGA civil war erupts after Trump allies accuse Elon Musk of "censorship"
SalonTesla CEO Elon Musk may have financed an anti-immigrant, ‘America First’ presidential campaign to the tune of $250 million, but his call for more skilled foreign-born workers sparked massive backlash from President-elect Donald Trump's far-right supporters. Musk on Wednesday asserted that there was a “dire shortage of extremely talented and motivated engineers in America” and called for increased visa availability, drawing scorn from many of Trump’s followers and close allies. Laura Loomer, a self-described “pro-white nationalist,” rejected Musk’s closeness to Trump, forecasting consequences for the billionaire for the remark and an end to the Big Tech-MAGA honeymoon. “He’s a stage 5 clinger who over stayed his welcome at Mar a Lago in an effort to become Trump’s side piece and be the point man for all of his accomplices in big Tech to slither in to Mar a Lago.” We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism Musk dismissed Loomer’s comments, accusing the Trump ally of “trolling for attention” in a Thursday post to X. MAGA has been silenced,” Loomer alleged in a post to the platform, later alleging “Big Tech has infiltrated MAGA.” High-profile X users amplified Loomer's accusations of censorship, including massive anti-trans account Libs of Tiktok, who asked Friday on the platform why “so many accounts suddenly losing their blue checks and subscribers.” Ultimately, the far-right influencer predicted that a “divorce is coming soon” between Trump and Musk, a possibility that some in the big tech sphere believe in, too.