Well, the current US administration was committed to helping Intel succeed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIPS_and_Science_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CH

Well, the current US administration was committed to helping Intel succeed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIPS_and_Science_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIPS_and_Science_Act), not so sure about the incoming one. Maybe that also played a part in the decision?