Musk says “hateful, unrepentant racists” must be removed from the Republican Party as the visa dispute intensifies

Elon Musk has declared that “hateful, unrepentant racists” should be removed “root and branch” from the Republican Party as the party’s internal dispute over H-1B visas intensifies.

Conversations over H-1B visas have divided Donald Trump’s party, with the heads of his Department of Government Efficiency, Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, on one side and other allies like Laura Loomer on the other. The founder of Space

Musk made the statement in response to a post on X by Neera Tanden, the director of President Joe Biden’s US Domestic Policy Council.

“I am an Indian American who was born here and it is crystal clear that the Democratic Party considers me an American while a large portion of the Republican Party base does not. I hope Indian Americans remember this moment in the next election. They don’t see you as one of them. And that will never happen,” she wrote.

“They thought they just hated other immigrants. But it turns out there is no exception for you. As many of us have told you,” Tanden continued.

Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, chimed in, saying MAGA Republicans would now “take a cue from Democrats on how to lose elections and feel good about it.”

The X owner agreed and wrote: “Yes. And these despicable fools must be removed from the Republican Party by any means possible.”

Musk clarified in a follow-up post that by “despicable fools” he was referring to “those in the Republican Party who are hateful, unrepentant racists.” He added: “They will definitely spell the downfall of the Republican Party if they are not removed.”

Trump’s “best buddy” took the argument to the next level. He and Ramaswamy have defended the need for migrant workers in the tech industry, while Laura Loomer harshly criticized the visa program and instead promoted the “America First” agenda. “Donald Trump has promised to eliminate the H1B visa program and I support his policies,” she wrote on X on Thursday.

She also accused Musk of removing her blue checkmark on X, the social platform he owns.

The tech billionaire condemned “racists” – even though he espoused other anti-immigrant and racist ideologies.

Last year, he defended Adams after the Dilbert creator called black Americans a “hate group” and urged white Americans to “stay the hell away from them.”

He offered his support to Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party – a far-right group that spreads hateful rhetoric about immigrants – and claimed: “Only the AfD can save Germany.”

Musk also shared a post in August from Tommy Robinson, a far-right activist in the United Kingdom who was sentenced to 18 months in prison for admitting contempt of court by repeating false claims against a Syrian refugee.

He has also promoted the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory, which posits that white Americans are being intentionally replaced by minority groups and immigrants.