President Trump lauded Intel Corp. CEO Brian Krzanich via Twitter for his “great investment” in “American INNOVATION and JOBS” following Krzanich’s announcement Wednesday that Intel would invest $7 billion in an Arizona factory, creating 3,000 jobs.

While meeting with Trump in the Oval Office, Krzanich detailed the company’s plans to invest the money in Fab 42, a semiconductor factory in Chandler, Arizona. The project, which will take three to four years to complete, is expected to create 3,000 “high-tech, high-wage Intel jobs” immediately and more than 10,000 long-term jobs, according to the company.

“We’ve been working on this factory for several years. We’ve held off actually doing this investment until now.”

“This factory will help the U.S. maintain its position as the global leader in the semiconductor industry,” Krzanich said in a statement. “America has a unique combination of talent, a vibrant business environment and access to global markets, which has enabled U.S. companies like Intel to foster economic growth and innovation. Our factories support jobs — high-wage, high-tech manufacturing jobs that are the economic engines of the states where they are located.”

And Trump was thrilled with Intel’s announcement, hailing the investment on social media.

“Thank you Brian Krzanich, CEO of @Intel. A great investment ($7 BILLION) in American INNOVATION and JOBS! #AmericaFirst,” Trump tweeted following the meeting.

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After Krzanich announced Intel’s intentions, Trump noted in the Oval Office that the company’s decision to invest in American workers and jobs was a “great thing for Arizona.”

“Unbelievable company and product, and we’re very happy,” Trump said Wednesday at the White House. “And I can tell you the people of Arizona are very happy. It’s a lot of jobs.”

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Notably absent from the announcement of such a boon for Arizona were the state’s two GOP senators — both vocal critics of the president.

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It is common practice for relevant lawmakers to join large announcements of investments in their states, even when organized by the executive branch.

Requests for comment on whether they had been invited or if the announcement undercut their anti-Trump rhetoric went unanswered from the offices of both Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) nor Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

Staff for Flake did provide a prepared statement in which the Arizona senator applauded Trump for following through on promises he made to American workers as a candidate.

“I welcome Intel Corp.’s decision to invest in Arizona’s workforce and President Trump’s continued commitment to policies that facilitate job creation here in the United States,” Flake said in a statement. “These high-paying jobs will be a boon for the East Valley economy.”

The Intel CEO said his firm had decided to make the investment due in large part to the support the new president has pledged to American businesses and protecting American workers.

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“We’ve been working on this factory for several years. We’ve held off actually doing this investment until now,” Krzanich noted. “It’s really in support of tax and regulatory policies that we see the administration pushing forward that really make it advantageous to do manufacturing in the U.S.”

Reed Cordish, whom Trump recently tapped as an adviser on issues pertaining to technology, added during the announcement proceedings that, “The president and the administration’s commitment to tax reform, smart regulation and deregulation, and a general attitude of ‘make it in America’ has given [Intel] the confidence and the will to move forward and to indeed create this and now make it a reality.”