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Trump's remarks followed a series of social media posts from Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who vowed late Friday to go to "war" to defend the visa program for foreign tech workers.

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 28 (Reuters) - 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.

US President-elect Donald Trump sided with ally and tech billionaire Elon Musk over the ongoing H-1B row and said America needs "smart people" coming into our country.

US President-elect Donald Trump expressed support for tech billionaire and X owner Elon Musk in the ongoing debate over the H-1B visa program, stating that the U.S. needs "smart people" to enter the country.

The US is embroiled in a controversy around the H-1B visa. It is a non-immigrant visa in the US that allows the country's employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Right-wing critics argue that the H-1B program is vulnerable to abuse,