Elon has long publicly supported free speech, posting that it’s “the bedrock of democracy.” But Musk has also been accused of silencing people on the platform, notably in 2022 when X temporarily suspended journalists covering the suspension of an account tracking his jet.

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.

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the type of visa Elon Musk used to enter the country. He has said he used a type of student visa and later held an H-1B visa for skilled workers.