Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla TSLA.O and SpaceX, vowed to go to "war" to defend the H-1B visa program for foreign tech workers late on Friday amid a dispute between President-elect Donald Trump's longtime supporters and his most recently acquired backers from the tech industry.

GOP strategist Scott Jennings voiced his support for Elon Musk amid growing concerns from MAGA devotees that his power is growing unchecked. While just days ago Musk was the Republican darling, recent comments from him and his DOGE co-head Vivek Ramaswamy about the suitability of immigrants over Americans for top jobs have left many seething.