As Nvidia faces market value losses amid controversy surrounding CEO Jensen Huang’s alleged relationship, a new report by The New York Times has revealed that President Donald Trump was informed about the matter months earlier.
Trump’s May visit to China has attracted renewed attention following revelations about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s reported relationship with Alice Huang. The president has consistently backed Nvidia, describing the company as important to maintaining America’s technological edge and contributing to the stock market’s gains in recent years. Trump is scheduled to make another visit to China next week.
Trump was briefed aboard Air Force One in May while travelling to China, according to the report published Tuesday. During the flight, he was reportedly told that US intelligence agencies had obtained sensitive information suggesting Huang was involved with a woman, Alice Huang, suspected of being a Chinese spy.
She previously held an executive position at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company that purchases advanced Nvidia chips. the president said on Monday that the Nvidia CEO would not be accompanying him While he had initially suggested that Huang could join him on the trip.
