'They deserve to be eaten': Ex-Tea Party rep has no sympathy for MAGA billionaires

Former Illinois GOP Rep. Joe Walsh has no sympathy for billionaires who fell in with MAGA only to realize the movement adamantly opposes the workforce policies needed for their businesses to thrive.

He reacted to the commentary on X Friday of AQR Capital Management managing principal Clifford Asness, who wrote of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's civil war with Trump influencers over H1-B work visas: "TFW you realize the mob you created may not be all yours... Btw, Musk and Ramaswamy are clearly right."

"Musk and Ramaswamy are right — when it comes to immigration," agreed Walsh, who abandoned the GOP over what he saw as their unwavering loyalty to Trump over the Constitution. "And you are right — Musk & Ramaswamy are being eaten right now by an intolerant, nationalistic mob that they played a large role in helping to create. They both deserve to be eaten by their mob."

H1-B visas are used to grant work authorization to foreign workers, usually to highly skilled white-collar jobs like software engineering.

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In recent days, Trump supporters have been whipped into a xenophobic frenzy against this program, and in particular Indian tech workers, accusing them of stealing job opportunities from Americans.

Far-right Trump ally and failed Florida congressional candidate Laura Loomer has been a highly visible presence in the debate, picking public fights with Musk and accusing him of hijacking the MAGA movement for the benefit of billionaires. She and some others who have criticized Musk are reportedly finding themselves being stripped of premium features on X, which they believe to be retaliation for their criticism.