Generally, when a CEO is chosen by the Board of Directors the people in the room are the most important people the CEO has to pay attention to. The Board expects results generally growth in the organization, higher revenues translating into higher profits. If the company delivers on the CEO’s plans, the CEO can expect a higher benefit package, and the shareholders will generally be content with their investments. It is the normal course of events.

In an article by Isabella Kwai of the New York Times News Service, there is something new the CEO has to worry about, the President has opinions and likes to write them in his Truth Social posts. This means somewhere in the legal department, they have to be subscribers to Truth Social to see what the President is posting.

President Trump decided the CEO of Intel, Lip-Bu Tan needed to be fired or he should resign from the company. The President often offers his opinion, but rarely goes into the inner workings of the company.

President Trump believes that CEO Tan over the past few months has invested in Chinese companies dealing with AI and semiconductors. President Trump believes or has reason to beleive they are connected to the Chinese military.

CEO Ban said no he is not resigning from Intel, and believes his work as a venture capital firm Walden International and when he was CEO of Cadence Design System a maker of the software for silicon chips continues to help him in the new role to turn around the fortunes of Intel.

Linking to dividend paying stocks, under President Trump CEOs have a new worry which is what President Trump thinks or listening to. President Trump believes his agenda will be doing good for the US, but realistically along the way there will be bumps in the road. Are tariffs good for every company? how are tariffs affecting the company? is the Big, Beautiful bill good for corporate America or will it have challenges? similar to most things on Wall Street the answer is in depends, but we will know looking backwards.

There are more questions than answers, till the next time – to raising questions.