Trump calls on Microsoft to fire Lisa Monaco over security risk

President Donald Trump on Friday called on Microsoft to fire Lisa Monaco, the companys president of global affairs, saying her prior government roles gave her access to sensitive information that he described as a national security risk. Trump made the demand in a post on Truth Social a day after the Justice Department announced an indictment of former FBI director James Comey.

Trump said Monaco, who served as deputy attorney general from 2021 to 2025 and as a homeland security and counterterrorism advisor in the Obama administration, had access to "highly sensitive information" through her Microsoft role and that "her having that kind of access is unacceptable, and cannot be allowed to stand." He added, "It is my opinion that Microsoft should immediately terminate the employment of Lisa Monaco" and called her "a menace to U.S. National Security." Trump also said the federal government had revoked Monacos security clearances in February and had banned her from federal properties, comments he attributed to recent actions by his administration.

Monaco joined Microsoft in July to lead the companys engagements with governments globally and to oversee its public policy work on...