President Donald Trump sent a jerk through the Tech industry on Thursday and called for Intel’s Chief Executive Officer. Lip das TanAnd to call him “very contradictory”. The call, issued by Trump’s truth of the social platformFollows an inquiry at the beginning of the week from the Republican Senator Tom Cotton to the chairman of Intel, who demands answers to TAN’s connections to China.
“The Intel CEO is very conflict and has to step down immediately. There is no other solution for this problem. Thank you for your attention for this problem!” Trump wrote Thursday morning.
In March 2025, Tan only took over the helm at Intel, and his appointment was initially welcomed by investors Intel’s share increased by up to 15% after his start. Tan took over Long from Pat Gelsinger considered a star cecoe The one was in the chips and semiconductor room Reported to be forced by the boardWhat had become frustrated with the former leader of the chip room to lose market shares Nvidia.
By the end of July, Tan sent a memo to the employees in which they were informed about significant ongoing layoffs and other cost reduction measures, and the shares were traded under their spring level at that time. On Thursday, the shares after Trump’s post fell by up to 3% in the trade with Premarket.
Why does Trump think Tan could “have come into conflict”
The conflict focuses on the financial and professional connections from TAN to Chinese companies, especially those with connections to the Chinese military and technology sector. After a Reuter’s investigation in AprilTAN – Either directly or via its venture funds – has invested at least 200 million US dollars in at least 20 Chinese manufacturing and semiconductor companies between 2012 and 2024. The probe identified several companies with connections to the Liberation Army of the Chinese people.
These revelations have won new urgency after Senator Cotton also sent an open letter to Intel’s board Reported by ReutersIn question of the reports of TANs and whether the company trust Almost 8 billion US dollars in federal grants As part of the chips and science act -money that was designed for the supporting domestic chip production for US security was completed during the bid administration.
Cotton’s letter asked whether Intel Tan had hired to sell all interests in Chinese technology companies or companies associated with the China’s Communist Party and its armed forces. The senator not only referred to TAN’s investments, but also to his leadership of Cadence design systemsA large chip design company. Less than two weeks before Cotton’s letter, at the end of July, admitted Cadence to have violated export rules by making technology available to a Chinese military university and agreed to pay a fine of 140 million US dollars As a result.
Broader political context
Trump’s demand only comes for a day after he has announced Plans to impose a 100% tariff On imported computer chips, part of his wider business campaign against the dependence on foreign – especially Chinese – technology, with America’s leadership in chips an important tension. Trump’s comments are also a new leadership drama for Intel that has already been driven through Several CEOs and directors in recent years In the middle of violent competition from Nvidia, AMD and Samsung.
The Dustup threatens to continue to destabilize Intel in a critical moment. The company, which once dominated the global chip market, struggled to regain its competitive advantage in artificial intelligence processors and advanced Semiconductor production. Just days before Trump’s statements, Intel said it was Separation of his network department To rationalize his operations under Tan’s leadership.
Intel has promised 100 billion US dollars for the US chip production and packaging, with large projects in Arizona, Ohio, Oregon and New Mexico. The Company received almost 8 billion US dollars In direct chips act financing for these extensions. Company including Micron technologySamsung and Apple Large investments for American production have also promised.
Several former board members of Intel criticized the company’s performance in A Comment for Assets At the beginning of this week it argues that “the production of the US Semiconductor has been withered for some time,” wrote Charlene Barschefskya former US trade representative, Reed HundtA former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, James PlummerA former dean for engineering in Stanford and David YoffieProfessor at the Harvard Business School. “The once leaders Intel Seems to fall out of the race. Missed appointments, poor execution and a misguided strategy to keep production within Intel and at the same time serve as a foundry for his Fabless chip competitors, led to a lack of customers. ”
Intel did not immediately answer a request for comments.
For this story, Assets Used generative AI to help with a first draft. An editor checked the accuracy of the information before publication.
