Trump's ties to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in the spotlight

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By Kanishka Singh Nov 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's close ties with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ​have come under renewed scrutiny after revelations about the billionaire executive's affair with a Chinese businesswoman alleged to be a spy for Beijing.

Nov 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's close ties with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ​have come under renewed scrutiny after revelations about the billionaire executive's affair with a Chinese businesswoman alleged to be a spy for Beijing.

Trump said on Monday he was "amazed" after the revelations concerning one of his closest allies in Silicon Valley, who also faces an FBI probe as well as a board meeting to decide his future.

Over the past two years, Huang has voiced support for the Trump administration's AI agenda and met the Republican leader many times as Nvidia sought to sell advanced chips to the Chinese market and lobbied for looser restrictions on Chinese access to Nvidia's sophisticated AI chips.

Democratic and Republican lawmakers have called to halt exports of advanced AI chips to China. Huang and the White House have argued that continuing US sales to China would keep Chinese customers reliant on US technology.

Here is a timeline on some publicly known interactions and meetings between the Nvidia CEO and Trump since the Republican leader returned to the White House in January 2025:

Trump met the Nvidia boss during the first month of his return to the White House, casting the interaction as a good meeting.

The Nvidia CEO met Trump at the White House before Huang's visit to China.

Later in the month, Trump gave a shout out to Huang as he spoke and signed executive orders at an AI summit.

"Jensen, will you stand up? What a job, what a job you've done," Trump remarked. "He's a great guy too."

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