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Congresswoman blasts Trump for spewing bizarre transphobic lie about computer chips
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· July 20, 2026
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Key takeaway The CHIPS Act is a bipartisan law that invests $52 billion in computer chip manufacturing in the US.
A claim made by President Donald Trump about the CHIPS Act has been disputed. He stated that companies receiving funding from the act must be run by transgender executives. This claim has been found to be untrue.
The CHIPS Act is a bipartisan law that invests $52 billion in computer chip manufacturing in the US. A congresswoman has criticized Trump's statement, accusing him of spreading disinformation. Further details about the controversy surrounding Trump's claim are available from local news sources, including LGBTQ Nation.
The incident occurred during a speech at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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Category: rights Published: July 20, 2026 Source: LGBTQ Nation Reading time: 1 min
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