Trump Backs Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang After Spy Allegations, Says He Should Keep Top Job
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Updated · Business Insider · Nov 9
Trump Backs Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang After Spy Allegations, Says He Should Keep Top Job
3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Nov 9
Summary
Trump said Sunday that Jensen Huang should remain Nvidia CEO, calling him “an honorable guy” despite Huang’s admission of an affair with a woman U.S. intelligence reportedly linked to a Chinese spy operation.
In a memo to employees, Huang said he had been unfaithful to his wife and that Nvidia’s board was opening an investigation into whether he had been targeted by a foreign intelligence agency.
Nvidia’s board said it had no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised, while adding that Huang is cooperating and the inquiry will review available information.
The New York Times reported late last month that U.S. intelligence concluded a Chinese business executive and Nvidia chip buyer cultivated Huang and passed information to Beijing.
The episode lands as Huang plays a growing role in Washington’s debate over China chip curbs, arguing tighter U.S. export limits could strengthen Chinese rivals.