Trump defends Nvidia boss over alleged espionage case
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Donald Trump says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang did not know that the woman he had an affair with was suspected of being a Chinese spy. The US president says he believes Huang and thinks he is suffering greatly, according to remarks made Monday at the White House and reported by Vanguard.
US President Donald Trump said Monday 9 November 2026 that Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang, had “no idea” that the woman with whom he had had an affair was an alleged Chinese spy, adding that Jensen Huang was “suffering greatly”. “I asked him: ‘did you know she was a spy?’ He replied: ‘I had no idea she was a spy’, and I really believe him,” Donald Trump told reporters at the White House.
The US president’s remarks come as calls grow for the Nvidia boss to step down, while Beijing has rejected the espionage allegations against the US semiconductor company. Alice Huang, a Chinese executive, is suspected of spying on Jensen Huang.
