Trump Calls Intel CEO a 'Success' After Demanding Resignation

Just days after demanding Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan resign over his past ties to China, President Trump reversed course, calling Tan a 'success' following a White House meeting. 'I met with Mr. Lip-Bu Tan, of Intel, along with Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, and Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent,' Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. 'The meeting was a very interesting one. His success and rise is an amazing story. Mr. Tan and my Cabinet members are going to spend time together, and bring suggestions to me during the next week. Thank you for your attention to this matter!' CNBC reports: Tan has been an Intel director since 2022, and in March he replaced Pat Gelsinger as CEO. Last week Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., questioned Tan's ties to China. Cotton brought up a past criminal case involving Cadence Design, where Tan had been CEO, and asked whether Intel required Tan to divest from positions in chipmakers linked to the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Liberation Army and any other concerning entities in China.

Trump's latest message marks a stark change in tone from last week. In a Truth Social post on Thursday, the president wrote that Tan 'is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately. There is no other solution to this problem.' Intel said in a comment later that day that the company, directors and Tan are 'deeply committed to advancing U.S. national and economic security interests.'

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