Trump points to national security in blocking Broadcom's attempted Qualcomm takeover

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Donald Trump just put his presidential foot down, and made serious waves in the world of tech in the process. 

However, instead of declaring his latest whim via Twitter, the 45th president of the United States turned Monday afternoon to something a little more official to drop the metaphorical bomb: a presidential order. Specifically, an order blocking the proposed acquisition of Qualcomm by Broadcom.

In the order, Trump insisted that the purchase might "impair the national security of the United States."

Qualcomm is an American company that builds chips used in LTE networks. Broadcom is based in Singapore, and is in the process of moving its headquarters to the U.S. Read more...

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Trump points to national security in blocking Broadcom's attempted Qualcomm takeover Trump points to national security in blocking Broadcom's attempted Qualcomm takeover Reviewed by mimisabreena on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Rating: 5

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