President Trump backs Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang amid Chinese spy affair investigation

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By Linda Ikeji
10 November 2026, 9:56 am

US President Donald Trump has thrown his help behind  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang amid an investigation into his alleged relationship with Alice Huang, a Singapore-based tech government recognized by U.S. intelligence as a suspected intelligence asset for Beijing.

Speaking at a White House press briefing, Trump mentioned Huang assured him he had no data that the affiliate was working as an intelligence operative.

“I asked him that question ‘Did you have any idea that she was a spy?’ He said ‘I had no idea that she was a spy’ and I really believe him,” Trump instructed reporters, including that he was “amazed” by the revelations.

The developments comply with a report byThe New York Times disclosing that Huang maintained an in depth private relationship with a Chinese businesswoman whom US intelligence officers suspect shared info with Beijing.

In response to the allegations, Nvidia’s board of administrators initiated an inner investigation.

Trump confirmed that federal legislation enforcement authorities at the moment are analyzing the circumstances. “I know the FBI is looking into it,” Trump mentioned. “I think that he’ll be in good shape.”

Over the previous two years, the Nvidia chief has constantly supported the administration’s financial agenda and established an everyday presence in Washington because the semiconductor big sought regulatory approval to export superior microchips to the Chinese market.