Elon Musk has sharply criticised “hateful, unrepentant racists” within the Republican Party, calling for their removal as tensions rise over the H-1B visa debate. The Space X founder's response came after a Democrat accused the party of treating Indian Americans 'differently.' Musk supported legal immigration, and weighed in on the growing divide in the GOP, siding with allies like Vivek Ramaswamy.

Donald Trump has appointed five Indian-Americans to his 2.0 cabinet, including Vivek Ramaswamy (leading the Department of Government Efficiency), Kash Patel (director of the FBI), Harmeet Dhillon (assistant attorney general for Civil Rights), Jay Bhattacharya (director of the National Institutes of Health), and the most controversial, Sriram Krishnan (senior White House policy advisor on Artificial Intelligence).

Krishnan's appointment and stance on the green card issue faced criticism from some far-right activists and pro-MAGA supporters like Laura Loomer and other social media personalities.