How Intel CEO who Donald Trump told to ‘resign immediately’ for China links ‘changed’ US President’s heart in flat 40 minutes meeting at Oval Office; walked out with billions of dollar funding
When Donald Trump publicly demanded Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s resignation over alleged China connections in August 2025, the chipmaker’s future hung in the balance. Less than two weeks later, Tan emerged from a pivotal Oval Office meeting with an $8.9 billion government investment that transformed Intel into a “too-strategic-to-fail” company. The dramatic turnaround came after…
