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\n U.S. President Donald Trump presents the National Medal of Science to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during the “A New Golden Age” summit at the U.S. Institute of Peace, renamed The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace by the Trump administration, in Washington, DC, U.S., on October 8, 2026.
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U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s close relationship with embattled \u200cNvidia CEO Jensen Huang came under renewed scrutiny on Monday (November 9, 2026), after the company \u200bsaid its board was investigating whether the tech executive has been the target \u2060of a foreign intelligence effort.<\/p>\n

Mr. Huang is one of Mr. Trump\u2019s closest allies in Silicon Valley, and the relationship between the two dates to at least 2025. Over the past two years, he has repeatedly voiced support \u200cfor the administration\u2019s agenda and become a regular presence in Washington as Nvidia sought to sell advanced chips to the Chinese market.<\/p>\n

Advanced chips are the backbone of \u200cthe U.S. AI boom and government officials have previously tried to restrict China\u2019s access to \u200cthem \u2060through export controls to stifle its AI capabilities.<\/p>\n

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Nvidia\u2019s board launched its probe after \u2060a New York Times<\/i> report said Mr. Huang had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman whom U.S. intelligence officials believe passed information to the Chinese government. Nvidia shares hit a seven-month low on Monday (November 9, 2026).<\/p>\n

Mr. Huang has a direct line to the \u200bpresident. A Reuters<\/i> reporter saw Huang\u2019s full \u200cname pop up on Mr. Trump\u2019s phone in December 2025.<\/p>\n

Mr. Huang flew with Mr. Trump to China on Air Force One in May, the first visit by a U.S. president to China in nearly a decade. Mr. Huang attended a high-profile state dinner in September for Chinese President \u200cXi Jinping at the White House. The company committed $25 million for Mr. Trump\u2019s planned \u200bWhite House ballroom, according to media reports.<\/p>\n

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The New York Times<\/i> reported that Mr. Trump was briefed on Mr. Huang\u2019s relationship with the woman and that she was giving information \u2060to the Chinese government, and chose not to act on the information.<\/p>\n

Neither the White House nor Nvidia\u2019s communications team immediately responded to a Reuters<\/i> request for comment on their relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pushing to investigate \u200cJensen Huang and Nvidia to determine whether our national security was compromised,\u201d said Senator Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat, in a post on X. \u201cWe need answers about the relationship between AI billionaires and the Trump administration, who\u2019s making these decisions, and who\u2019s really got their hand on the wheel.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mr. Huang\u2019s relationship with Mr. Trump has coincided with several favourable policy developments for the company. In April 2025, the administration backed off plans to restrict exports of certain Nvidia AI chips to China \u200cafter Mr. Huang attended a dinner at Mr. Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.<\/p>\n

In December 2025, Mr. Trump said the U.S. would \u200ballow Nvidia to export its H200 processors, its second-best AI chips, to China and collect a 25% fee on such sales.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump has lavished Mr. Huang with praise, \u2060awarding him the nation\u2019s highest honour for scientific achievement in October. The same day Mr. Trump gave Mr. Huang the \u2060award, the president disclosed buying up to $1.6 million and selling up to $1 million in Nvidia stock during the summer.<\/p>\n

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White House spokesperson Davis Ingle told Reuters<\/i> at the time \u200cthat third-party financial institutions independently manage the president\u2019s portfolio.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump told reporters on Sunday (November 8, 2026) night he had not spoken to Mr. Huang about the allegations, calling Mr. Huang an \u201chonourable guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope everything\u2019s fine,\u201d \u200bhe said about Mr. Huang. \u201cHe\u2019s done such an incredible job.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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