Trump honours CEO Satya Nadella as Vance goes hard at Microsoft

JD Vance recently criticized Microsoft for relying on foreign workers instead of hiring Americans TOI correspondent from Washington: On the same day US vice president JD Vance put Microsoft in the crosshairs over its use of foreign workers, his boss Donald Trump was preparing to honour the company’s CEO, Satya Nadella, with America's highest technology awards at a White House ceremony.Asked about the award for Nadella as he announced the strike against Microsoft, Vance said that the administration didn’t want to harm the company but send them a message that they ought to hire Americans over foreign workers.“So we’re going to continue to support Microsoft and have a great relationship with Microsoft, but we’re also going to deny them the ability to apply for these permanent residencies until they show that they are going to get serious about putting American workers first,” he said.Nadella, who has headed Microsoft since 2014, was born in Hyderabad, India, and moved to the United States for graduate studies before rising through Microsoft’s ranks to become its chief executive.There is another distinctly Indian dimension for Vance himself. His wife, Usha Vance, is the daughter of Ind...