Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the White House wouldn't try to flex its power with a stake in Intel.

A $2 billion investment represents a roughly 2% stake, ranking SoftBank the fifth-largest shareholder of Intel, while a reported 10% stake by the U.S. would be worth about $10.4 billion as of Monday’s share price.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday confirmed the U.S. government is vying for a 10% stake in Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in an unusual deal that would deepen the Trump administration’s financial ties with major computer chip manufacturers and punctuate a dramatic about-face from the president’s recent push to oust the company’s CEO.

The Trump administration is weighing whether to take a 10% ownership stake in Intel, according to a Bloomberg report, a move that could make the U.S. government the chipmaker’s largest shareholder. Officials are discussing converting part or all of Intel’s $10.