Trump says Nvidia's Huang is sorry about the fallout for his family
Trump says Jensen Huang phoned him worried about his family after leaving Nvidia amid affair reports, and expects him to bounce back, per Seeking Alpha.
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what happened
According to Seeking Alpha, the U.S. president told Stephen A. Smith in a White House interview on Thursday that Huang had phoned him, worried about the damage the affair allegations have done to his wife and children. Trump also expects the former chief executive to recover over time.
Whether Huang should have stepped aside, Trump said, depends on one question: whether Alice Huang, a former executive at Megaspeed International, a data center company based in Singapore, was a Chinese intelligence asset, as US officials believe. Trump said he did not yet know whether that had been established.
Reuters reported that Huang also had relationships with Nvidia's vice president of healthcare, Kimberly Powell, and with a second, unnamed employee. The New York Times reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had reminded Trump of the links during a May trip to China, and that on Tuesday Trump urged Huang to fight for his job.
why it matters
The affair allegations and the espionage question have renewed attention on the closeness between Trump and Nvidia's leadership, at a company whose chips sit at the center of US-China tech competition. Investors may watch for governance fallout, though the reports do not directly change Nvidia's business.
market impact
Nvidia shares: leadership uncertainty and political risk may weigh on the stock.
- Nvidia shares pressure down — leadership uncertainty and political scrutiny of the company
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- Trump says Huang regrets scandal’s toll on family, predicts he’ll recover — Seeking Alpha, 13 November 2026 at 04:40 UTC
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