In a CNBC interview, Trump declined to say whether the US would take a 5% stake in OpenAI after a Financial Times report on a potential deal, instead highlighting the US government's stake in Intel. He cited last August's $8.9bn investment in Intel common stock that gave the US government a 10% holding and said he had demanded a 10% stake in return for fixing the company's problems.

2026-07-03

In a CNBC interview, Trump declined to say whether the US would take a 5% stake in OpenAI after a Financial Times report on a potential deal, instead highlighting the US government's stake in Intel. He cited last August's $8.9bn investment in Intel common stock that gave the US government a 10% holding and said he had demanded a 10% stake in return for fixing the company's problems.