Intel’s chief executive is to meet with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, the White House announced. The administration offered no additional details on the meeting, according to Reuters.
CEO Brian Krzanich had been among the tech executives courting Trump during the presidential transition, attending a summit at Trump Tower in New York and later joining the administration’s new American Manufacturing Jobs Initiative.
However, last week Krzanich denounced Trump’s ban on immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries. And over the weekend Intel joined other tech companies that filed legal briefs opposing the immigration order.
Unlike many large tech companies, Intel makes most of its products in the United States. Its largest and most advanced operations are in Hillsboro, where the company develops each new generation of microprocessor.
In January, Krzanich said he had advised Trump against protectionist trade policies the new president has sometimes advocated.
“The real answer is not a trade war. It’s not restrictions,” Krzanich said. “It’s really about making the U.S. more competitive, lowering the tax rates, making it easier for people to do manufacturing here.”
Intel is one of the largest users of H-1B visas, which allow highly skilled workers from other countries to work in the U.S. Trump has suggested he may seek major changes to the program, though substantial reform would require congressional action.
Wednesday’s meeting will have to be brief – Krzanich is due back at corporate headquarters in California early Thursday morning for Intel’s annual investor day.
— Mike Rogoway; twitter: @rogoway; 503-294-7699
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