Holds billions in weapons sales hostage as negotiating chip with China.
President calls Taiwan just a place and says he’s not backing independence.
Arms deal parked while Trump blames Taiwan for America’s own mistakes.
🇺🇸🇹🇼Trump says Taiwan "stole our chip industry" and tells them to "cool it":
"If we would have had one of our presidents put 100% tariff on chips, they would have never left.
They stole our chip industry."
He just reframed the world's most critical semiconductor supply chain… https://t.co/OzmthXNTF3 pic.twitter.com/CuyOfZXUKm
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 15, 2026