Trump Slams Microsoft for Hiring Lisa Monaco, Calls Ex-Obama-Biden DOJ Official a Deep State Threat and Demands Immediate Termination
President Donald Trump has once again put the spotlight on the Deep State, this time directing his fire at Microsoft for hiring Lisa Monaco, a longtime Obama-Biden insider, to a senior position with access to global policy and sensitive information. Trump, in a forceful statement, demanded that Microsoft immediately terminate Monaco, calling her a menace to U.S. national security and an architect of some of the worst political conspiracies in modern American history.
Monaco has been appointed as the President of Global Affairs for Microsoft, a role that carries enormous influence given the company’s contracts with the U.S. government and its deep involvement in defense, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. Trump did not mince words in describing why this is unacceptable. He reminded the public that Monaco’s security clearances were previously stripped by the U.S. government and that she had been banned from all federal properties due to her conduct in office. Trump argued that allowing someone with that kind of record into a top corporate role with access to sensitive networks and policy decisions represents a national security disaster waiting to happen.
To Trump and his supporters, Lisa Monaco represents everything wrong with the Washington swamp. She served as a senior National Security aide to Barack Obama, then as Deputy Attorney General under Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland. Trump points out that this group was at the center of the infamous “Russia, Russia, Russia” hoax, the January 6th narrative, and even the illegal raid on Mar-a-Lago. In his view, Monaco is not just another bureaucrat — she is part of the inner circle that tried to destroy him and the movement he leads.
What makes this case even more concerning is the revolving door between government and big tech. A 2023 ProPublica investigation highlighted how tech firms, including Microsoft, have welcomed former government officials with deep political ties, sometimes giving them roles that overlap with U.S. defense or intelligence projects. In Trump’s words, putting someone like Monaco in such a position at Microsoft creates a dangerous overlap where politics, money, and sensitive national security information collide. With Microsoft holding major federal contracts, the stakes are even higher.
It’s worth remembering that Monaco has tried to portray herself as an expert in cybersecurity, recently launching programs to fight digital threats. But Trump’s warning is clear: her so-called expertise comes with years of political baggage, failed oversight, and weaponized justice. In his view, this is not about strengthening security, but about giving one of the most partisan, anti-Trump officials in Washington an even bigger platform to influence the future of America’s most critical industries.
Trump’s demand is simple: Microsoft should cut ties with Monaco immediately. He argues that the American people should not tolerate a private company with massive government influence employing someone stripped of her clearances and banned from federal properties. For him, this is not a matter of politics but of survival — keeping sensitive information out of the hands of those who abused their power in the past.
The reaction to Trump’s statement has already stirred debate, but for his supporters, it is another example of him standing up against entrenched corruption and calling out the dangerous links between corporate America and the political establishment. Trump has never hesitated to confront those he sees as threats to the nation, and in Lisa Monaco, he sees one of the most dangerous players of them all.
Whether Microsoft will listen remains to be seen. But what is clear is that Trump has once again forced the conversation onto the failures of the Deep State and the risks of allowing its architects to quietly move into positions of power outside of Washington. His message is a warning to both the public and to corporate America: the swamp is not confined to government, and it must be confronted wherever it spreads.
