Summary

Donald Trump faced backlash from his MAGA base after siding with Elon Musk’s defense of immigration visas, like H1Bs, used by businesses to hire foreign talent.

Many Trump supporters criticized this stance as contradictory to his “America First” promises, arguing H1Bs harm American workers by displacing them with cheaper labor.

Trump released his position through a conservative outlet, avoiding direct posts on the issue, but his Truth Social account was flooded with complaints from long-time supporters.

The controversy highlights growing divisions within the MAGA movement over immigration and corporate priorities.

25 points

Yes. You’ve been warned repeatedly that you put your trust in a group of lying con men. Now you get to find out about the con and experience that lesson first hand, because apparently that’s the only way you learn things, by suffering.

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I don’t think they will ever learn

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4 points

They didn’t learn last time, though this time he does seem to be more directly hurting them

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4 points

This time he doesn’t need them anymore; they can’t vote for him again.

His plan to still be president in 5 years will be by military coup.

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23 points

Imagine taking a decade to realize you’ve been played.

Now imagine being surrounded by people that stupid. All your life.

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11 points

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.

Those who remember history are doomed to watch everyone else repeat it.

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Apes don’t read philosophy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j3adcbEwSM

…this feels like so many conversations I’ve had with the bitters and the clingers over the years…except they don’t even pretend to be interested in philosophy.

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look, all im gonna say. For all my fellow techies out there, anybody with an internet connection, and significant computing resources.

Now would be a VERY funny time to spin up a lot of “concern trolling” bots.

Putins playbook is very clear, cause confusion and disarray, therefore, nobody trusts anything, and you can do whatever you want. Who says we can’t engage in a bit of foul play on the republican side as well?

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17 points

Yes, for magic fucking beans. Now get mad!

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He stopped giving his base a second thought the moment the election results were in, when it became Trump First. He has zero fucks to give y’all magats any more now that you’ve served your purpose, suckas.

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Don’t elevate them by using the term “magats”.

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Doesn’t seem like an elevation to me.

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