President Donald Trump met with Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan in a high-profile White House discussion focused on U.S. semiconductor independence and the future of advanced chip manufacturing. The meeting included commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and treasury secretary Scott Bessent; President Trump posted about it on Truth Social and said the participants will bring suggestions to him in the coming week. The event follows an earlier public call by the president for Mr. Tan´s resignation, making the meeting a notable reversal in tone and a sign that the administration is assessing Intel´s role in national technology strategy.
Intel issued an official statement describing the session as a ´candid and constructive discussion on Intel´s commitment to strengthening U.S. technology and manufacturing leadership.´ The company expressed appreciation for presidential attention to those priorities and said it looks forward to working closely with the administration as it seeks to ´restore this great American company.´ Intel framed the meeting as part of an effort to re-establish domestic capabilities at leading process nodes and to reinforce the company´s long-standing role in U.S. fabrication.
Executives and observers are watching whether the talks translate into concrete collaboration or policy moves that would support Intel´s roadmap. Public comments tied the talks to the company´s hopes of building on the fabrication legacy left by the previous CEO, Pat Gelsinger, and to attracting customer demand for next-generation nodes such as 18A and 14A. The White House and Intel are expected to continue consultations, with Cabinet members and company leadership preparing recommendations for the president.
For now, the exchange is procedural and symbolic, but it signals a recalibration in how the administration and the company are choosing to engage. The next week was highlighted by the president as a window for more input, and both sides presented the meeting as the start of closer cooperation rather than an endpoint. Any follow-up actions or commitments remain to be announced.
