The chief executive of Intel, Lip-Bu Tan, defended his commitment to the U.S. chipmaker and its employees in a statement on Thursday, hours after President Trump made an extraordinary demand for his resignation.

Move comes amid suggestions from Donald Trump that his administration could fully take over running the city

“Washington, DC is an amazing city, but it has been plagued by violent crime for far too long,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. "President Trump…