Truth Social, Donald Trump’s social network, outsourced Mexican programmers

Trump Media, politician Donald Trump’s media company, has outsourced Mexican programmers to work on Truth Social, the former president’s social network. According to an investigation by the independent media ProPublica, The move has caused discontent among American employees. They denounce that the decision goes against the position “American First” promoted by the presidential candidate.

The report indicates that the Mexican specialists were recruited to perform coding tasks and “other technical tasks.” He points out that the “dependency on foreign labor” generated indignation among the staff. The workers sent a letter of complaint to the board of directors of Trump Media in which They demand the dismissal of Devin Nunes, CEO of the organization.

The document was published by ProPublica last month. It alleges that the Nunes administration has put “the United States last” by agreeing to agreements “only with foreign contractors and at the expense of American professionals who are deeply committed to our mission.”

“This approach not only contradicts the principles of ‘American First’ that we defend. “It also raises concerns about quality, dedication and workforce alignment with our core values,” he adds.

Decisions at Truth Social clash with Trump’s promises

Nunes has touted his management’s ability to reduce Trump Media’s operating costs. “No one grew as fast as us. I don’t think there’s another example that comes close, especially with as little money as we spent. Don’t forget it. “We built this for a fraction of what was expected from other companies,” he said in a statement taken up in the book. Disappearing the President.

A Trump Media spokesperson confirmed that the firm has employed two Mexican programmers. No details about their salaries were released. or the conditions of their contracts. Until last year, the company had a workforce of “just a few dozen people,” of which a small fraction worked in the Truth Social operation, according to ProPublica.

“Present the fact that [Trump Media] “works precisely with two specialized contractors in Mexico as some kind of sensationalist scandal is just the latest in a long list of defamatory conspiracy theories invented by ProPublica’s serial writers,” the spokesperson charges.

For his part, Eric Swider, a member of the board of directors of Trump Media, affirms that outsourcing of foreign labor is common among global multimedia corporations. It argues that “global international media agencies, like Trump Media, have no right to control the employment decisions of their subcontractors. [Ellos] They can employ workers in a multitude of different countries outside the United States.”

Donald Trump is recognized for promoting a protectionist policy. He has promised that, if he reaches the White House for the second time, will impose “punishments” on companies that outsource talent in other countriesespecially if it comes from Mexico. In addition, it would take measures to discourage exports of automobiles produced in Mexican territory through the application of incentives and new tax burdens of up to 200%. “We are going to give incentives. If China and other countries want to come here and sell the cars, they will build plants [en nuestro mercado] and they will hire our workers,” he stated.

Donald owns almost 60% of Trump Media shares. This is equivalent to about $3.5 billion, even though the organization generates little income. Analysts suggest that the results of the ongoing presidential election will have a significant impact on the company’s value and the structure of its operations.