The US was going to give Intel monies without anything in return. Trump caught this and said no free money. We give you money and you have to give us stock in return. Now the US is the biggest owner of intel. Trump continues to win.
It's socialism by definition.
They were providing semiconductors and the grant was for R and D which has a huge return on investment as intel is truly the only company in the US doing that on that level.
I am not necessarily against it, it's just counter to free enterprise