President Biden criticized Elon Musk's past by highlighting that while Musk speaks against illegal immigration, he himself allegedly worked illegally in the U.S. during his student visa period. Biden remarked at a union hall in Pittsburgh, "That wealthiest man in the world turned out to be an illegal worker here...He wasn't in school. He was violating the law. And he's talking about all these illegals coming our way?"
According to a report by The Washington Post, Elon Musk came to the U.S. in 1995 under a student visa for a graduate program at Stanford but never enrolled and instead worked on his startup, raising concerns among investors about his legality in the country, leading him to seek a proper work visa. Musk had even acknowledged in a 2005 email that he didn't have authorization to be in the U.S. when starting Zip2.
In response to Biden's remarks, Musk took to social media to defend himself, claiming, "I was in fact allowed to work in the US." He further criticized Biden by stating, "The Biden puppet is lying," which reflects Musk's direct dismissal of the accusations regarding his past immigration status and highlights the contentious atmosphere surrounding his and Biden’s conflicting narratives.
Elon Musk is currently a significant donor to Republican candidates, having contributed over $70 million to support Donald Trump and his party this election season. He is actively involved in the White House race, echoing Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, despite his reported past violations of immigration law.
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