Two Texas Republicans in Congress are defending the CHIPS Act, saying it benefits national security and creates jobs.

President Trump has levelled his heaviest criticism yet against the CHIPS act, stating that US lawmakers should get rid of it altogether. According to Reuters, the United States president told congress they should ditch the 2022 act and use whatever is left of its $52 billion in subsidies to pay debts,

President Trump reiterated claims that the 2022 Chips Act is a bad deal, calling on Congress to get rid of funding from the law to reduce the deficit. “Your Chips Act is a horrible, horrible thing,” he said to Democrats.