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President Trump called out countries around the world who attack and discriminate against American tech companies while giving Chinese tech companies a pass. He wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, that if it continues, he will slap back with “substantial additional Tariffs” and more. Trump says he will not tolerate it: As the […] The post Trump Won’t Tolerate Discrimination Against US Tech Firms appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration is weighing possible stakes in defense companies and others it does business with, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday in defending President Donald Trump’s push for a greater federal government role in American businesses. “They’re thinking about it,” Lutnick told CNBC, citing Pentagon leaders, when asked if the administration was considering taking pieces of contractors such as Lockheed Martin Corp, Boeing Co or Palantir Technologies Inc . “There’s a lot of talking that needs to be had about how do we finance our munitions acquisitions.” “There’s a monstrous discussion about defense. Lockheed Martin makes 97% of their revenue from the U.S. government. They are basically an arm of the U.S. government,” he added. Boeing declined to comment, and representatives from Lockheed and Palantir did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Following Lutnick’s comments, shares of Lockheed were up 1.1%, while Boeing was up about 0.7% and Palantir was down about 1%. On Monday, Trump said he wants to make more U.S. government investments in healthy American companies even as critics warn that such a role for the government could limit corporate strategy and market agility and questions are raised about the impact on consumers. The Trump administration last week announced a near-10% stake in chipmaker Intel. It previously intervened to complete the purchase of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel in June, taking what Trump called a “golden share” that gives Washington say over its operations. It also took a stake in rare earths company MP Materials, and brokered a deal with chipmakers Nvidia and AMD to take 15% of revenue from sales to China of chips that had previously been prohibited. End of Summer Sale – Get 40% off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships The unusual level of federal government intervention in the economy has created unexpected alliances, with liberal U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders backing the stake in Intel. Lutnick on Tuesday said companies that need federal assistance should be prepared to deal with Trump. “If a company comes to the United States of America government and says: we need your help, we want to change everything… I think that’s a question between the CEO and the president of the United States of whether he will listen to them and change the rules,” he told CNBC, citing the Nvidia deal. “If we are adding fundamental value to your business, I think it’s fair for Donald Trump to think about the American people,” Lutnick added. (Reporting by Susan Heavey; additional reporting by Mike Stone in Washington and Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by Bernadette Baum, Andrea Ricci and Nick Zieminski)

If you watch the viral video below without any context, it may be alarming for all the wrong reasons. In it, a group of teens gather around a home’s front door. They take turns trying their very best to break it down. But these are not robbers boldly taking action in the middle of the day. On the contrary, they are literal heroes. You see, these brave teens live in the same neighborhood. So, when flames and smoke rose from two relatively nearby homes, they noticed. Best of all, they were quick to take action. Thankfully, neither of these engulfed homes had people inside. But that did not mean they were entirely empty. Two dogs remained inside, and they were in need of rescue from the fire. Come to find out later, they did not have much time left before the building would be destroyed entirely. Luckily, these teens were willing to do anything they could to help. Watch the video below to witness their rescue mission in action! @karwally Replying to @Amy my brother’s dream is to get this to @MrBeast @Ariat @carhartt @Heavydsparks @Diesel Brothers ♬ original sound – Karlee “Without a second thought, we just jumped the fence,” one of the teens later said. “We got down there to see if we could help, see what we could do.” Dogs in Need of Rescue from a Dangerous House Fire Can Thank This Group of Brave Teens for Stepping Up When the teens arrived, a propane tank exploded. But despite the chaos, they managed to make their way inside the home. Although the flames aren’t visible in that video, if you listen closely, you can hear them growing larger. In other words, this group of young men truly are brave heroes! Still, as scary as this ordeal was for them, they say they’d do it again in a heartbeat. One of the teenagers summarized it well: “Just how grateful the family was — it made you feel good inside.” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post Group Of Teens Break Down Front Door Of House… But By The End Of The Video You’ll Be Applauding Their Actions! appeared first on InspireMore.

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