August 3, 2020
President Trump "Hiring American" Executive Order Signing
President Trump met with U.S. tech workers and signed an executive order on hiring Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump announced the removal of Tennessee Valley Authority’s chair James Thompson and board member Richard Howoth and called for the removal of their CEO Bill Johnson. This was in response to the company laying off employees and hiring H-1B visa holders. During the round table discussion, it was announced the company is willing to reverse course and rehire previously laid off employees. The president also said he would not ban the Ticktock app if Microsoft or another company bought it before September 15th.
President Trump "Hiring American" Executive Order Signing
President Trump met with U.S. tech workers and signed an executive order on hiring Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump announced the removal of Tennessee Valley Authority’s chair James Thompson and board member Richard Howoth and called for the removal of their CEO Bill Johnson. This was in response to the company laying off employees and hiring H-1B visa holders. During the round table discussion, it was announced the company is willing to reverse course and rehire previously laid off employees. The president also said he would not ban the Ticktock app if Microsoft or another company bought it before September 15th.
Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with U.S. Tech Workers and Signing of an Executive Order on Hiring American
Aug. 3, 2020
THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. And today I’m signing an executive order to ensure that the federal government lives by a very simple rule: Hire American. We’ve been doing it at a level that hasn’t been done maybe ever.
I’ll also be taking firm, disciplinary action against the leadership of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which has sadly and cruelly betrayed American workers. And we have some of those great American workers with us at the table. This is the Cabinet Room, and it’s an honor to have you in the Cabinet Room and at the Oval Office.
Aug. 3, 2020
THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. And today I’m signing an executive order to ensure that the federal government lives by a very simple rule: Hire American. We’ve been doing it at a level that hasn’t been done maybe ever.
I’ll also be taking firm, disciplinary action against the leadership of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which has sadly and cruelly betrayed American workers. And we have some of those great American workers with us at the table. This is the Cabinet Room, and it’s an honor to have you in the Cabinet Room and at the Oval Office.
