Goa, July 24 -- At a high-profile AI Summit in Washington, former U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a blunt message to major American tech firms-including Google and Microsoft-urging them to stop hiring overseas workers, particularly from India, and instead prioritize American jobs.

Criticizing what he called the "globalist mindset" of Silicon Valley, Trump accused tech giants of betraying American workers in pursuit of profits abroad. "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," he declared. "Under President Trump, those days are over."

Trump called for "patriotism and national loyalty" from the t...