Chip tech giant Intel held a press conference with Donald Trump Wednesday,Germany but instead of just the usual photo op and quick announcement about jobs and innovation, this meeting awkwardly veered into infomercial territory.
SEE ALSO: These are the tech giants who didn't sign Silicon Valley's letter against Trump's travel banIt started typically enough with the company's CEO Brian Krzanich announcing a major push for U.S.-based jobs with a $7 billion investment in an Arizona factory. But then Trump pressured him into showing off and talking up the company's newest technology.
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With the news of some 3,000 high tech jobs and thousands of other support jobs out of the way, things could then shift into full-on infomercial. Pushed by Trump, who thickly doled out the praise for Intel, Krzanich ended up on camera holding up his shiny gold wafer, or silicon chip.
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People on Twitter quickly picked up on the infomercial vibe in the White House.
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In true Trump fashion, he rounded out the business meeting-turned-marketing opportunity with a tweet.
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Oddly enough, Intel was one of the 100 or so companies who filed a brief opposing the president's travel restrictions for immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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