(Reuters) -The Trump administration is in talks with Intel to have the U.S. government potentially take a stake in the chipmaker, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the plan.

The company’s shares, which closed about 7% higher in regular trading following the report, were last up 2% after the bell.

The plan stems from a meeting this week between President Donald Trump and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, the report said.

This comes after Trump publicly demanded the resignation of Tan over his past investments in Chinese tech companies, some linked to the Chinese military.

Intel declined to comment on the report but said it was deeply committed to supporting President Trump’s efforts to strengthen U.S. technology and manufacturing leadership.

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