Despite President Donald Trump’s request, Lip-Bu Tan, the chief executive officer of the Intel technology company, appears to be staying in his job.
Aug. 8 Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan responded to President Donald Trump’s call for him to resign as head of the company.
« I have always operated within the highest legal and ethical standards », Tan said in a press release on Thursday. « My reputation has been built on trust, on doing what I say I’ll do, and doing it the right way. »
« This is the same way I am leading Intel », he added.
Trump posted to Truth Social Wednesday that « The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately. »
Trump didn’t clearly explain why he made the declaration, but Sen.