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Fortune
Eva Roytburg

Elon Musk once vowed to ‘go to war’ for H-1Bs. Now he’s silent on Trump’s $100K fee—and smiling beside him at Charlie Kirk’s funeral

President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk pose for a photo, with Trump doing thumbs up and Musk raising his hand, during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Late last year, Elon Musk inflamed a brutal schism in MAGA-world after promising he would “go to war” to defend the H-1B visa system.  Now, as Donald Trump imposes a $100,000 charge on each new application, Musk is quiet — and smiling alongside the president at Charlie Kirk’s funeral.

The war over Christmas 

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