Washington DC, Jan. 9 -- US President Donald Trump has hailed chipmaker Intel for launching an advanced semiconductor product manufactured entirely in the United States, calling it a major achievement for American industry and a validation of his administration's aggressive trade and manufacturing policies.

In a social media post, President Trump said he had a "great meeting" with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, praising the company's technological progress and its commitment to domestic manufacturing.

Trump stated that Intel has launched the first sub-2 nanometer CPU processor that has been designed, built, and packaged in the USA.

"I just finished a great meeting with the very successful Intel CEO, Lip-Bu Tan. Intel just launched the first SUB...