Summary
Steve Bannon, former Trump strategist, sharply criticized Elon Musk over his support for H-1B visas, accusing him of undermining American workers.
On his “War Room” podcast, Bannon warned Musk to adopt MAGA’s “America First” stance or face backlash, calling for a complete immigration moratorium.
Musk, a proponent of skilled foreign labor, has defended H-1B visas for filling tech jobs, citing a lack of qualified Americans, sparking controversy.
Trump’s unexpected support for H-1B workers has further divided MAGA supporters, escalating tensions between Trump allies and Musk.
I agree on that last thing you said most especially. While I agree with Bannon’s position on H-1Bs, I don’t really think he’s principled about it at all as a matter of labor relations for the American worker. He’s more about stoking hatred and division in support of his beliefs about white supremacy.
I also think you are right - if Bannon thinks he can get some performative “win” on the matter, he’ll not say a peep if later on nothing changes and Americans are still getting screwed while elites continue exploiting foreign labor.
You can see other obvious cases of absurdity from this bunch - right now, people like him and Loomer are upset about billionaires having undue influence (LOL) and many on the rightfully clutch their pearls about the likes of Nancy Pelosi making money off of insider trading, but they say nothing about donvict, who is allegedly already a billionaire, making money while in office from rather suspect foreign sources…I don’t expect any consistency from these people at all…