{
  "id": 12950022,
  "title": "Trump presents national medal to Microsoft CEO after suspending its H-1B visas and alleging ‘foreign indentured servants’ replaced domestic workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-presents-national-medal-to-microsoft-ceo-after-suspending-its-h",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T20:13:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/10/08/trump-national-medal-microsoft-ceo-visas-foreign/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump honored tech billionaires and leaders from six prominent technology companies on Thursday, shortly after Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, was accused of abusing the H-1B visa system to bring in foreign workers by Vice President JD Vance. The controversy surrounding Microsoft highlighted the tension between tech companies driving U.S. economic growth and the administration's efforts to reduce immigration. Vance criticized Microsoft for laying off American workers while hiring foreign \"indentured servants\" through the H-1B visa program, which results in the replacement of domestic workers. However, Microsoft clarified that the majority of its H-1B visa applications were for extending or changing the status of existing employees. Trump presented the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Nadella, praising his contributions to transforming Microsoft and empowering businesses, students, and consumers worldwide with capable software. The six honorees included Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, and Michael Dell, all of whom were born overseas. Trump called them \"national treasures,\" comparing them to his uncle, and emphasized the importance of their role in driving technological advancement and American prosperity.",
  "summary": "Of the six tech leaders who received an award for scientific and technological achievement from the president, five came from abroad.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Trump admin suspends green cards to Microsoft as Vance accuses the company of replacing laid-off workers with ‘foreign indentured servants’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-admin-suspends-green-cards-to-microsoft-as-vance-accuses-the",
        "published": "2026-10-08T20:09:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}