A liberal Fox News host took a victory lap Friday afternoon on social media after an Indian immigrant investor and self-described technopreneur openly questioned his support for the Republican Party as he and his community face "persistent and dehumanizing attacks."
X user @Cloudwatch199, who goes by Sidarth, bemoaned on the app the treatment he and other immigrants have faced amid a divide in the MAGA movement over H-1B visas.
The rift emerged between two factions. On one side, tech allies such as billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy — who have been tapped to slash trillions from the federal budget — are advocating for more visas to attract highly skilled foreign workers. On the other side is the MAGA base, which has opposed expanding H-1B visas, seeing it as a threat to American jobs.
In response to the public spat, Sidarth said: "I’m deeply questioning my decision to support the Republican Party after witnessing the persistent and dehumanizing attacks directed at me and my community by individuals who, despite hiding behind a veneer of respectability, openly harbor and amplify racist ideologies."
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Sidarth said he has clung to notions that such beliefs represent a "vocal minority, not the broader values of the party." However, the results on X have illuminated a different reality.
"But time and again, I am disheartened as accounts with massive followings—many of them wielding significant influence—parrot unhinged conspiracy theories and perpetuate overtly racist tropes without consequence," he said, emphasizing he wasn't taking issue solely with "isolated comments or fringe behavior," but rather a "pattern that reveals an uncomfortable truth about the party’s failure to unequivocally reject bigotry."
"These attacks aren’t simply offensive—they are alienating to communities whose values, work ethic, and aspirations align with many conservative principles, yet find themselves consistently vilified," he wrote.
He called on leaders in the MAGA movement to use their platform to unite the party, rather than divide and normalize such behavior.
"If the Republican Party wants to grow, evolve, and truly represent a diverse and forward-thinking electorate, it must take a hard look at its blind spots and the voices it elevates. Without that reckoning, it risks alienating not just me, but countless others who once believed in its promise," he said.
The post caught the attention of outspoken Fox News host Jessica Tarlov, who shared the post with a tongue-in-cheek caption.
"I’ll take f around and find out for 1000," she said, referencing a popular profane phrase and the game show "Jeopardy!"
