WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla TSLA.O and SpaceX, vowed to go to "war" to defend the H-1B visa program for foreign tech workers late on Friday amid a dispute between President-elect Donald Trump's longtime supporters and his most recently acquired backers from the tech industry.

It’s a great programme.” It comes after Mr Musk vowed to “go to war” over the issue with Maga Republicans, who have called for tighter restrictions on immigration. The Tesla billionaire and incoming head of the inaugural Department of Government Efficiency responded to the backlash by vowing to kick out “hateful,