The Trump administration is reportedly considering having the US government take a stake in Intel, a company that was once one of America’s most important tech giants but which has since fallen on hard times.

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is scheduled to visit the White House on Monday following President Donald Trump’s call last week for his ouster over ties to China, according to a new report.

The Trump administration is reportedly weighing a stake in Intel to boost US chipmaking and ease tensions with its CEO

Just days ago, Trump called for Lip-Bu Tan’s firing. Now he’s praising the Intel CEO’s ‘amazing’ success story, suggesting that tensions are easing.

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan was due to visit the White House on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump called for his removal last week, a source familiar with the matter said.

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is set to visit the White House on Monday after President Trump called for his removal last week over ties to Chinese businesses. Tan is expected to have a wide-ranging conversation with Trump,

Despite the rocky relationship between President Donald Trump and CEO Lip-Bu Tan, the government is reportedly eyeing a stake in Intel.