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Trump calls on Intel CEO to resign

10 points by tlogan 1y ago

bpt3 1y ago
This is what happens when your company becomes a state related entity. They should be able to tell Trump to pound sand, but can't given the state of the company. That doesn't mean that the CEO will have to resign, but they can't just ignore it entirely.
- PKop 1y ago
  No serious state would ignore potential conflicts of interest with their biggest adversary related to advanced technology and military affairs: https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-to-intel-ceos-ties-to-china-are-concerning https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-to-... No, a CEO should not be able to tell the government to pound sand in this type of situation. The company he ran for over a decade just plead guilty to illegal chip design sales to China. You may not care, but that the government does is just common sense: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/cadence-plead-guilty-pay-140-million-us-china-sales-2025-07-28/ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/cadence-plead-guilty-pay...
  - bediger4000 1y ago
    Honest question: do you think this is a case of "the state cares because of legitimate and obvious national security concerns", or a case of Trump being Trump?
    - PKop 1y ago
      Both because I also think Trump cares.
    - deleted 1y ago
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  - techpineapple 1y ago
    > No serious state would ignore potential conflicts of interest with their biggest adversary related to advanced technology and military affairs: I agree with you, but then we're not a serious state since we've been doing this near constantly recently. Apply it equally or don't apply it at all.
  - taylodl 1y ago
    Sounds like Trump's Justice Department settled for a plea deal rather than continue prosecution. That's their prerogative, but justice has been served, and Trump can STFU.
  - tiahura 1y ago
    How in the world did the board get in this position? Every potential skeleton in his closet should have been cleared with US Government.
  - bpt3 1y ago
    Then the company should fire him for these actions (assuming they weren't aware), and probably at least some portion of the board for botching the hire. The questions Cotton asks are valid, and the legislative branch of the government, SEC, and federal law enforcement should be interested in the answers to the extent that they don't know already (given that the DOJ already negotiated the settlement). The President of the US should have no say over who is the CEO of any private company.
  - anonymousab 1y ago
    Whether it should be that way or not, the United States remains the primary global military, political and economic superpower. As such, US politics also kinda dictate what a "sane state" does; by nature of their stature, they set the bar.
oldpersonintx2 1y ago
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tlogan 1y ago
Intel just cannot get a break. This does seem like the case of national security concerns - not really Trump being Trump. I doubt the board would approve him as CEO if they knew he’d been subpoenaed in the Cadence matter.
- bpt3 1y ago
  More like they can't stop making unforced errors. Why they would hire someone with known ties to a major adversary right after taking billions from the US government is beyond me.

10 points by tlogan 1y ago

bpt3 1y ago

This is what happens when your company becomes a state related entity. They should be able to tell Trump to pound sand, but can't given the state of the company. That doesn't mean that the CEO will have to resign, but they can't just ignore it entirely.

PKop 1y ago
No serious state would ignore potential conflicts of interest with their biggest adversary related to advanced technology and military affairs: https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-to-intel-ceos-ties-to-china-are-concerning https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-to-... No, a CEO should not be able to tell the government to pound sand in this type of situation. The company he ran for over a decade just plead guilty to illegal chip design sales to China. You may not care, but that the government does is just common sense: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/cadence-plead-guilty-pay-140-million-us-china-sales-2025-07-28/ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/cadence-plead-guilty-pay...
- bediger4000 1y ago
  Honest question: do you think this is a case of "the state cares because of legitimate and obvious national security concerns", or a case of Trump being Trump?
  - PKop 1y ago
    Both because I also think Trump cares.
  - deleted 1y ago
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- techpineapple 1y ago
  > No serious state would ignore potential conflicts of interest with their biggest adversary related to advanced technology and military affairs: I agree with you, but then we're not a serious state since we've been doing this near constantly recently. Apply it equally or don't apply it at all.
- taylodl 1y ago
  Sounds like Trump's Justice Department settled for a plea deal rather than continue prosecution. That's their prerogative, but justice has been served, and Trump can STFU.
- tiahura 1y ago
  How in the world did the board get in this position? Every potential skeleton in his closet should have been cleared with US Government.
- bpt3 1y ago
  Then the company should fire him for these actions (assuming they weren't aware), and probably at least some portion of the board for botching the hire. The questions Cotton asks are valid, and the legislative branch of the government, SEC, and federal law enforcement should be interested in the answers to the extent that they don't know already (given that the DOJ already negotiated the settlement). The President of the US should have no say over who is the CEO of any private company.
- anonymousab 1y ago
  Whether it should be that way or not, the United States remains the primary global military, political and economic superpower. As such, US politics also kinda dictate what a "sane state" does; by nature of their stature, they set the bar.

oldpersonintx2 1y ago

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tlogan 1y ago

Intel just cannot get a break. This does seem like the case of national security concerns - not really Trump being Trump. I doubt the board would approve him as CEO if they knew he’d been subpoenaed in the Cadence matter.

bpt3 1y ago
More like they can't stop making unforced errors. Why they would hire someone with known ties to a major adversary right after taking billions from the US government is beyond me.