“I like both sides of the argument, but I also like very competent people coming into our country, even if that involves them training and helping other people that may not have the qualifications they do. But I don’t want to stop, and I’m not just talking about engineers. I’m talking about people at all levels. We want competent people coming into our country. H-B1, I know the program very well.
“I use the program. Maitre d’s, wine experts, even waiters. High quality waiters. You gotta get the best people. Now, by doing that, we’re expanding businesses and that takes care of everybody. So I’m sort of on both sides of the argument, but what I really do feel is that we have to let really competent people, great people come into our country.” – Trump, at last night’s presser with tech oligarchs.
Trump claims he has used H1b visas for “maitre ds, wine experts, even waiters, high quality waiters” pic.twitter.com/fHW8tJKTUv
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 21, 2025
A truly concerning image: tech oligarchs seated with and gladhanding President Trump’s family and cabinet. If the GOP wants to be the party of the working class, it has to pick MAGA over DOGE and the TechBros. https://t.co/V0bOnjH2d0 pic.twitter.com/9WdUbQZLvb
— Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) January 20, 2025