The federal government owns 9.9% of Intel — and stakes in 29 other companies.

Will Russell served as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Presidential Advance, briefing President Trump daily and running every leg of his travel. He joins Stonkcast to explain what Washington's $26.7 billion equity portfolio actually is, how a company gets selected, and whether taxpayers are getting a good deal.

We cover the Intel stake, the rare earth positions, US Steel's golden share, and the proposal to extend the same model to frontier AI companies — then the harder question of how much say government should have in AI and quantum.

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