Elon Musk followers turn on him after he backs importing 'super talented engineers'

Some of his own followers expressed displeasure at X owner Elon Musk on Christmas after he signaled support for importing more "super talented engineers" from overseas.

On Wednesday afternoon, Musk responded to a post on X about a purported dearth of American-born engineering talent in Silicon Valley, which he argued was holding back the industry's potential.

"The number of people who are super talented engineers AND super motivated in the USA is far too low," he wrote. "Think of this like a pro sports team...