In a sharp rebuke to the tech industry’s global hiring practices, former US President Donald Trump has urged major American tech companies—such as Google and Microsoft—to stop outsourcing jobs overseas, including to countries like India. Speaking at an AI Summit in Washington on Wednesday, Trump declared that under his leadership, the era of offshoring jobs and ignoring American workers would come to an end.
“Many of our largest tech companies have reaped the blessings of American freedom while building their factories in China, hiring workers in India and stashing profits in Ireland. All the while dismissing and even censoring their fellow citizens right here at home. Under President Trump, those days are over,” he said at the event.
Trump criticised what he called the tech industry’s “globalist mindset” and stressed that American companies should build infrastructure at home and focus on domestic employment. “We want you to put America first. You have to do that. That’s all we ask,” he told tech leaders in attendance.
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During the same summit, Trump signed three executive orders aimed at reshaping the US artificial intelligence landscape. One order lays out a national strategy called “Winning the Race” to boost domestic AI development, accelerate datacentre construction, and reduce regulatory barriers.
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A second order mandates that AI tools developed with federal funding must be politically neutral—targeting what Trump referred to as “woke” ideology in tech. “We are getting rid of woke,” Trump said, insisting that AI systems used in government should be accurate, non-ideological, and free of political bias.
The third order focuses on promoting American-made AI globally, encouraging full-stack development within the US and pushing AI exports.
Trump also questioned the term “artificial intelligence” itself, calling the technology “genius” and suggesting that its potential is anything but artificial.
While these measures are aimed at strengthening America’s AI sector, they signal a potentially challenging road ahead for Indian IT professionals and outsourcing companies, should Trump return to power.
