United States President Donald Trump has called for Microsoft to fire its global affairs president Lisa Monaco, calling her a “menace to U.S. National Security” due to her work for previous Democratic administrations.
Monaco joined Microsoft in May. She was formerly a deputy attorney general during the Joe Biden administration and a national security aide during the Barack Obama administration, with Trump criticising her direction of investigations into his conduct.
“Monaco has been shockingly hired as the President of Global Affairs for Microsoft, in a very senior role with access to Highly Sensitive Information. Monaco’s having that kind of access is unacceptable, and cannot be allowed to stand,” wrote Trump on Truth Social.
“She is a menace to U.S. National Security, especially given the major contracts that Microsoft has with the United States Government,” he wrote. “It is my opinion that Microsoft should immediately terminate the employment of Lisa Monaco.”
Microsoft has yet to comment.
Trump has repeatedly criticised Monaco for Department of Justice probes into his conduct, saying in 2023 that she was among “the Radical Left Zealots and Thugs who have been working illegally for years to ‘take me down’”.
She oversaw investigations into the Trump team’s alleged election interference and mishandling of classified documents, as well as helping coordinate the Department of Justice’s response to the January 6 attack on the Capitol in 2021.
Trump rescinded Monaco’s access to classified information in March, along with a number of officials, including former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and former Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and Antony Blinken.
He similarly called for Intel CEO Lip-Bu tan to step down in August, claiming he was “highly conflicted” after a Republican senator asked Intel’s board about Tan’s investments in China.
His post also comes as Trump escalates his actions against perceived political enemies. Former FBI head James Comey was indicted the day before for allegedly making false statements to Congress and obstructing its proceedings.
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) share price closed at US$511.46 on Friday, up from its previous close at $507.03. Its market capitalisation is $3.80 trillion.
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