President Donald Trump hinted that Apple may have some involvement in Intel during a short press interview on Tuesday in response to a question about Washington's own stake in the company. His comments imply that Cupertino has bought into the company, following in Nvidia’s footsteps after the White House took a 10% stake in the company, but there is a possibility they are erroneous.
The comment came after a reporter asked the President, “Intel stock is really high after you invested. Are you going to invest more in Intel?” Trump answered, “I like it, you know? Well, I don’t know about Intel, but I’ll invest more in other things. As you know, Intel came to see me; they needed help. And I said I’ll help you, but I want 10% of your company to go to the United States of America.” Trump also added later, “As soon as we went in, Apple went in, Nvidia went in, a lot of smart people went in — they followed us. So, yeah, we’re doing that deal.” [Emphasis added]
