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June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Apple AAPL.O had agreed to work with Intel INTC.O to design and build its chips in the United States.

Intel had reached a preliminary deal to make some chips for Apple, following discussions that went on for more than a year, the Wall Street Journal reported in May.

Apple and Intel did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside regular business hours.

A deal with Intel helps Apple diversify its manufacturing base as it seeks more chip capacity. The company relies heavily ​on TSMC 2330.TW, whose advanced production ​lines are in ⁠high demand from AI chipmakers such as Nvidia NVDA.O and AMD AMD.O.