Trump awards Satya Nadella while Vance condemns Microsoft’s H-1B hiring practices

In a high-profile White House ceremony, President Donald Trump bestowed the National Medal of Technology and Innovation on Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, highlighting his role in reshaping the company’s software empire. Simultaneously, fraud-task-force head Vance used the platform to criticize Microsoft’s immigration strategy, noting that the Redmond-based firm cut 6,000 American jobs while securing 6,300 H-1B visas and almost 3,000 green cards last year.

Vance warned that replacing U.S. workers with “foreign indentured servants” would not be tolerated. Microsoft declined to comment on the accusations. The event also honored other tech CEOs—Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su and Michael Dell—most of whom are immigrants, and featured remarks about AI’s role in the administration’s economic agenda. The ceremony coincided with broader debates over immigration policy and the nation’s push for a “golden age” of science and technology.