India, Sept. 21 -- US President Donald Trump announced sweeping changes to the country's H-1B visa policy on Friday, signing a proclamation that will impose a one-time $100,000 fee for all new H-1B applications. During a press conference from the White House announcing the changes, the US president also called out a journalist over her accent.

In footage shared on the official White House YouTube channel, the journalist can be heard asking Trump if Big Tech companies are on board with the $100,000 H-1B fee being introduced by his government.

Trump replied saying he could not understand her accent, and asked her to repeat the question.

"Are the Big Techs on board with this, Mr President?" the reporter asked.

"What? What's going to? I w...