Musk’s rebranded account began posting to his 209 million followers on X under the name Kekius Maximus on Tuesday, a blend between “kek”—a gaming variant of “LOL”—and Maximus Decimus Meridius, the main character in Ridley Scott’s 2000 action film Gladiator. “Kekius Maximus will soon reach level 80 in hardcore PoE,” Musk posted.

Musk said he'd "go to war" to defend H-1B visas, the latest punch thrown in a fight within Donald Trump's base over immigration.

Those two factions of the Republican Party with their profoundly different views are at each other's throats about what to do with their newfound power,” says Chris Hayes on the MAGA ‘civil war’ over skilled immigration fueled by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.