NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden has accused Elon Musk of being a hypocrite on immigration policy after reports were released that the Tesla CEO once worked in the United States illegally. Musk, who was born in South Africa, has denied the allegations.
“It turns out that the richest man in the world was an illegal worker here. No, I’m serious. He was supposed to be in school when he came on a student visa. He was breaking the law. So he’s talking about illegal aliens coming to us?” Biden told the Pittsburgh union on Saturday. He said this while campaigning at the hall.
The Washington Post reported that Musk was working illegally on a student visa. Citing company documents, former business associates and court documents, the paper said Musk came to Palo Alto, Calif., in 1995 for a graduate program at Stanford University, but “did not enroll in any courses and instead started his own startup.” “I was working on it,” he said.
“I was actually allowed to work in the US,” Musk wrote on X in response to a video posted of Biden’s comments, adding, “Biden’s puppet is lying.”
The report said investors in Musk’s company Zip2 were concerned that the founder could be deported and gave him a deadline to obtain a work visa. The paper also cited a 2005 email from Musk to Tesla’s co-founders in which he acknowledged that he did not have permission to be in the United States when launching Zip2.
The account said the email, submitted as evidence in a pending defamation lawsuit in California, said Musk had applied to Stanford University to be allowed to stay in the country legally. That’s what it means.
Mr. Musk is the richest man in the world today. He has contributed more than $70 million to help Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and other Republican candidates win on Nov. 5, making him one of the party’s biggest donors this term. There is. He has been headlining events in the final stages of the White House campaign, often repeating President Trump’s dark comments on immigration.
President Trump has promised to give Musk a role in his administration if he wins next month.
Musk did not immediately respond to messages left with X and Tesla seeking comment.
