US President Donald Trump, in a recent interaction, said the country needed skilled workers, even as his administration has tightened visa rules that make it harder for organisations seeking such workers.

In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham aired Tuesday, Trump was asked whether H-1B visas would remain a priority, with Ingraham arguing that the program could conflict with his push to raise domestic wages.

“You also do have to bring in talent,” Trump said.

When Ingraham said the US already had “plenty of talented people here,” Trump responded saying “no, you don’t.”

“You don’t have certain talents. And you have to, people have to learn. You can’t take people off, like an unemployment line, and say, ‘I’m going to put you into a factory. We’re going to make missiles,’” he said.

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