US EditionTrump Defends His MAGA Bona Fides Amid Backlash From His Base
Trump claims native-born Americans lack 'certain talents' for some jobs, defending H-1B visas despite opposition from far-right MAGA supporters and internal GOP divisions.
- On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump defended H-1B visas in a Fox News interview with Laura Ingraham, citing 600,000 Chinese students and saying native-born Americans lack "certain talents".
- The H-1B debate has long split two segments of the new GOP base, pitting right-wing MAGA supporters against the tech wing of the GOP and resurfacing during Trump’s early return to office and presidential transition.
- Prominent MAGA voices immediately criticized Trump, with Jack Posobiec, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Kevin Sorbo voicing outrage while Kylie Kremer and Steven Crowder denounced the remarks online.
- In policy terms, the administration has already imposed a $100,000 fee via the September proclamation, which experts say will hinder tech firms and recruiters and fuel backlash from Trump’s loyal supporters.
- Steve Bannon intervened on his show Wednesday to calm backlash, saying 'Trump’s not perfect; he’s an imperfect instrument', while some supporters allege wealthy donors influence the president.
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Trump reignites H-1B debate
The exchange made international news. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent quickly clarified that the president was talking about a limited program to train Americans in niche fields. Still, the moment put the spotlight back on a visa program the Trump Administration itself has been critical of. The post Trump reignites H-1B debate appeared first on NumbersUSA.
Trump's MAGA feuding expands to new policy fronts
The MAGA movement that President Donald Trump created keeps pushing back on him, from his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files to his comments this week regarding visas for foreign workers. Trump says that he decides what it means to “Make America Great Again,” but the repeated disputes underscore how the ideological purity of his followers is increasingly at odds with the president’s own flexibility on policy. He has largely a…
Trump defends H-1B visa because, he says, the U.S. doesn't have talented people to fill all jobs By Donald Judd-CNN in Spanish In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump stated that the U.S. doesn't have skilled workers to fill the jobs needed at the national level, defending the H-1B visa program for skilled workers. Pressed by Laura Ingraham from Fox News on whether his government would reduce H-1B visas—which worri…
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