Donald Trump's appointment of an immigrant from India is causing considerable controversy within the MAGA movement after he was named senior adviser on artificial intelligence.

Sriram Krishnan has become a MAGA lightning rod since President-elect Trump named him as a senior advisor on artificial intelligence, due to both anti-Indian racism and Krishnan's pro-immigration views.

Sriram Krishnan was a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz till recently and a personal investor in over two dozen companies including SpaceX.

Recently, the Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna criticised those targeting Indian-born Krishnan, over his Indian origin.

Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-American tech veteran, has been appointed as the White House's senior policy advisor on AI. He will work alongside David Sacks to maintain US leadership in AI and shape national AI policy.