Social media users wondered what happened to Elon Musk in 48 hours as he went from 'f**K yourselves in the face' to 'please post a bit more positive, beautiful and informative content on this platform' amid the H-1B row. The de-escalation from both Elon Musk and Laura Loomer took place after Donald Trump said he supports H-1B.
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