Intel Stock Climbs After Trump Praises Company Post Meeting With CEO

• Trump praised Intel’s new Core Ultra Series 3 processors, noting that they are designed, built, and packaged in the U.S.
• Trump’s comments come as the administration works towards bolstering the semiconductor industry in the U.S. in an attempt to outdo rival China. 
• In August 2025, the U.S. government acquired a 10% stake in Intel, making it the biggest shareholder in the company.

Shares of Intel Corp. (INTC) rose nearly 2% in Thursday’s after-market trading session after President Donald Trump’s positive remarks on the company on social media.

Trump said in a Truth Social post that he had “a great meeting” with Intel’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan.

“Intel just launched the first SUB 2 NANOMETER CPU PROCESSOR designed, built, and packaged right here in the U.S.A,” he added, praising the company’s new Core Ultra Series 3 processors.

Semiconductor Push

Trump’s comments come as the administration works towards bolstering the semiconductor industry in the U.S. in an attempt to outdo rival China. Trump has been pushing semiconductor companies to bring back manufacturing to America.

In August 2025, the U.S. government acquired a 10% stake in Intel, making it the biggest shareholder in the company.

“The United States Government is proud to be a shareholder of Intel, and has already made, through its U.S.A. ownership position, tens of billions of dollars for the American people — IN JUST FOUR MONTHS,” the president said in his post. “We made a GREAT deal, and so did Intel.”

Company Updates

At the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2026, Intel launched its Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, designed and manufactured in the United States. Consumer orders for the first laptops powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors will begin Jan. 6, 2026, the company said.

Intel has lost market share to chipmaking firms like Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Nvidia (NVDA), and Taiwan’s chip giant TSMC, prompting the company to replace former CEO Pat Gelsinger with Tan in March 2025.

How Did Stocktwits Users React?

On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around INTC shares remained in the ‘extremely bullish’ territory amid ‘extremely high’ message volumes.

One bullish user touted the strong backing from Trump as a “HUGE deal,” while anticipating further developments.

Shares of INTC have more than doubled in the past year.

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