President Donald Trump has defended his recent support for H-1B visas , arguing that the United States needs to bring in skilled foreign workers to bolster key industries, despite backlash from within his base.

Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said America no longer had enough trained workers in specialized areas like semiconductor manufacturing, and that importing talent was necessary until domestic workers could be trained.

"We don’t make chips too much here anymore, but we are going to be in a period of a year, we’re going to have a big portion of the chip market. But we have to train our people to make chips," he said.

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Trump’s renewed defense of the H-1B program puts him directly at odds with some of the most vocal figures in the MAGA mov

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