I have Intel board’s support, CEO says as Trump calls for resignation

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Lip-Bu Tan has reached out to the White House to clear up what he calls ‘misinformation’ about his ties to China.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2025/08/08/msian-born-intel-ceo-says-has-board-support-as-trump-calls-for-resignation  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp= Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #LipBuTan #DonaldTrump #Intel

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00:00Intel Corp CEO Lit Bu Tan said he's got the full backing of the company's board,

00:05responding for the first time to U.S. President Donald Trump's call for his resignation over

00:10conflicts of interest. Tan has reached out to the White House to clear up what he called

00:15misinformation about his track record, he said in a letter to staff posted on Intel's website,

00:21according to Bloomberg. He said he fully shares the president's commitment to advancing U.S.

00:26national and economic security, adding that the company is engaging with the administration

00:30to address the matters that have been raised and ensure they have the facts.

00:35On Thursday, Trump posted a call on Truth Social for Tan to resign over what he called

00:40conflict of interest, injecting fresh turmoil at a company already struggling to stem losses

00:46and eke out relevance in the artificial intelligence age. The post came after Republican Senator Tom

00:52Cotton asked the chairman of Intel's board this week to answer questions about Tan's ties

00:57to China, including investments in the country's semiconductor companies and others with connections

01:03to its military.

01:04Dhanesh Rajarizha, FMT.

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