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US President Donald Trump failed to grasp a reporter’s query and blamed her accent
US President Donald Trump indicators an government order authorizing the Trump Gold Card within the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.(Bloomberg)
Trump calls out reporter
In footage shared on the official White House YouTube channel, the journalist might be heard asking Trump if Big Tech firms are on board with the $100,000 H-1B payment being launched by his authorities.
Trump replied saying he couldn’t perceive her accent, and requested her to repeat the query.
“Are the Big Techs on board with this, Mr President?” the reporter requested.
“What? What’s going to? I want you’ll communicate extra clearly,” Trump informed the reporter. “Give it to me once more.”
The reporter once more requested, “Are the Big Tech CEOs on board with this determination?”
“Big Tax?” Trump questioned, once more failing to grasp her query. He was then knowledgeable that the reporter meant to say “Big Tech”, not “Big Tax”.
The nationality of the reporter was by no means revealed, however some viewers on social media assumed she is Indian. Others stated that she sounded European or South Asian relatively than Indian.
This isn’t the primary time that Trump has pulled up a journalist over their accent. In February this yr, the US President was accused of making an attempt to keep away from a query on anti-India actions within the US by blaming the reporter’s “accent” and saying he “can’t perceive a phrase” that’s being requested to him.
More in regards to the H-1b coverage
US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered a $100,000 payment be added to H-1B expert employee visas, creating probably main repercussions for the tech trade the place such permits are prolific.
The new measure, which might probably face authorized challenges, was introduced alongside the introduction of a $1 million “gold card” residency program that Trump had previewed months earlier.
The White House clarified on Saturday that the brand new $100,000 payment on visas for expert tech staff solely applies to new candidates and to not present visa holders.
