The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 13, 2018 Citing National Security, Trump Blocks Broadcom Takeover of Qualcomm -------------------------------------------------------------------- In a rare move, President Trump has blocked the Singapore-based company Broadcom from purchasing the American company Qualcomm. Trump cited a threat to national security in blocking the $117 billion acquisition, which would have been the biggest deal in technology history. .