President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday defended the visa program that allows highly skilled foreign workers to immigrate to the US, marking his first comments on an issue that has divided his supporters this week.

The Tesla billionaire, chosen by Donald Trump to be co-head of his new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has infuriated anti-immigration elements of the Republican Party by defending the H-1B visa, which permits highly educated foreigners to work in the US for up to six years.

Elon Musk’s war on MAGA has quickly gone nuclear after the billionaire CEO blasted a social media user’s comments about H1B visas Friday, and former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon called him a “toddler” for his response.