In an SEC filing, the chipmaker said the deal could cost it sales and open it up to backlash from other countries, business partners and even its own employees.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Intel said on Aug. 25 that the U.S. government's 9.9% stake in the chipmaker could pose risks to its business, from potentially harming international sales to limiting its ability to secure future government grants.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to make more investments in healthy U.S. companies on Monday. Whether Corporate America is on board is another story.The White House announced a near-10% stake in chipmaker Intel on Friday that converts government grants into an equity share.