Tech Stocks Surge After Trump Admin Weighs Possible US Gov’t Stake In AI Companies

Several major AI stocks rose in early Monday premarket trading after President Donald Trump told reporters the U.S. government may take equity in Big Tech companies.

Nvidia rose over 1%, while fellow chipmakers Marvell and Micron climbed between 4% and 7% and AMD and Intel similarly gained more than 1%, per Investing.com. Trump notably told reporters on Air Force One on Friday that the U.S. government potentially taking a stake in major AI companies “could be a beautiful thing.”

“There’s something very interesting about it, where it almost becomes a partnership with the American public,” Trump said. “It’s like you make them in this revolution. It would be a beautiful thing. … It would make ’em rich.”

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previously held several discussions with senior U.S. officials about the idea periodically throughout President Donald Trump’s second term, two of the people familiar with the matter told NOTUS. According to the sources, Altman first mentioned the idea directly to Trump in early 2025, and has spoken with senior administration officials about it recently with the goal of helping AI’s economic benefits become more widespread across the public.

OpenAI and the White House each did not respond to the