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BumRushDaShow

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Sat Sep 27, 2025, 05:37 AM Sep 27

Trump demands Microsoft oust global affairs chief over Biden-era ties [View all]

Source: Axios

Updated 12 hours ago


President Trump late Friday demanded Microsoft fire its head of global affairs, Lisa Monaco, over her work in the Biden administration.

Why it matters: Trump's push for one of the world's largest companies to oust one of its top executives is the latest example of the administration's broad efforts to exert more active oversight of corporate America.

What they're saying: "It is my opinion that Microsoft should immediately terminate the employment of Lisa Monaco," Trump said in a Truth Social post, calling her "Corrupt and Totally Trump Deranged."

  • Trump described her as a "menace to U.S. National Security," citing Microsoft's government contracts.
  • He withdrew her security clearances last March in the same order where he also withdrew clearances for former president Biden and Hillary Clinton, among others.


  • The intrigue: Far-right activist Laura Loomer claimed credit for the push to oust Monaco in a post on X, saying she alerted Trump to Monaco's role.

  • Loomer tagged Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in her post, asking "[A]re you going to comply? Or continue to be two faced?"


  • Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/09/26/trump-microsoft-lisa-monaco
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    Fascists and communists both exert direct government control over business. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 27 #1
    Republicans really are the party of BIG GOVERNMENT Champp Sep 27 #2
    Yeah, they're fine with big government PatSeg Sep 27 #13
    Stop calling us Nazi's...Stop calling us Nazi's Bengus81 Sep 27 #3
    Remember when Republicans were outraged! by government interference with corporations? tanyev Sep 27 #4
    Mussolini described Fascism as the merging of the corporations and the State. mwb970 Sep 27 #5
    We've been a corporate fascist country for at least 25 years. ananda Sep 27 #16
    Trump's Rasputin bmichaelh Sep 27 #6
    She is. I was just thinking that we need to get this woman away from Trump's ear. travelingthrulife Sep 27 #11
    Sad that this Botox faced conspiracy loon nwduke Sep 27 #7
    Botox destroys their brain cells look at Puppy killer Noem, Mace, Bondi etc kimbutgar Sep 27 #14
    Axios misconstrues trump's very words "It's my opinion that Microsoft..." as a demand. Microsoft can just "duly note" ancianita Sep 27 #8
    45 doesn't care about the company BumRushDaShow Sep 27 #9
    RIGHT! As Garland's #2, Monaco "wronged" him by knowing more about nat'l security & counterterrorism than he, not to ancianita Sep 27 #10
    He is having his lackeys BumRushDaShow Sep 27 #12
    True, That RobinA Sep 30 #18
    and... ancianita Sep 30 #19
    Hey Slobfather Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 27 #15
    MaddowBlog-Trump presses Microsoft to 'immediately terminate' Biden administration veteran LetMyPeopleVote Sep 30 #17
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