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Trump Is Firmly in Jensen Huang’s Corner

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Nguyen, A. (2026, November 10). Trump Is Firmly in Jensen Huang’s Corner. Mother Jones. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/11/trump-nvidia-jensen-huang-ceo-china-spy-fbi-investigation/

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Mother Jones · collected 2026-11-10 · by Alex Nguyen

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President Donald Trump expressed support for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after reports surfaced about an FBI investigation into Huang’s extramarital affair with Alice Huang, who US officials suspect was gathering intelligence for China. Despite knowing about surveillance on Alice Huang a year ago and being warned by Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier this spring, Trump defended his friend publicly, calling him a "high-quality person" and expressing doubt that Huang knew about any espionage activities. Nvidia’s board is investigating whether national security or corporate secrets were compromised but maintains no suspicion at present. Trump has previously praised Huang multiple times, including during discussions on export controls and Nvidia’s substantial earnings of $96 billion in the second quarter.
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Topics

China FBI Megaspeed Nvidia White House

Subjects

Nvidia ORG · 10× Trump PERSON · 9× China GPE · 6× Huang PERSON · 6× Alice Huang PERSON · 4× FBI ORG · 2× Jensen Huang PERSON · 2× Megaspeed ORG · 2× White House ORG · 2× Singapore GPE · 1×

Narrative

Just weeks ago in October, the president praised the Nvidia CEO, along with other tech leaders like Elon Musk, as part of a White House summit for an AI science initiative, noting that “Nvidia chips…are the backbone of frontier superintelligence” and calling Huang “years and years ahead of other people and other companies.”
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- Xi summit: In May of this year, Trump reportedly invited Huang to join him while he talked with President Xi about “open[ing] up” the country to US businesses.
2026-11-10 · Mother Jones
Trump Is Firmly in Jensen Huang’s Corner · mixed framing

Claims (19 extracted, 5 hedged)

Our tech leaders’ personal scandals are now directing the future of the AI industry—and subjecting us all to potential economic downturns that affect our livelihoods. asserted
that → direct → livelihoods
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is the subject of probes by the FBI and his company’s board after having an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based AI infrastructure company Megaspeed, whom US officials reportedly believe was gathering intelligence for China. uncertain
officials → have → China
But President Donald Trump voiced support for his billionaire ally on Monday, telling reporters that he had called Huang earlier that day to “see if he’s feeling all right.” asserted
he → voice → Huang
He added that he believed his friend—apparently a “high-quality person”—when he said he had no idea that Alice Huang was an alleged spy. asserted
Huang → add → idea
“We’ll look into it,” Trump continued. asserted
Trump → look → it
“I know the FBI is looking into it, in terms of something else, and I think that he’ll be in good shape.” asserted
he → know → shape
The agency, along with the Justice Department’s national security division, is investigating Megaspeed for allegedly shipping Nvidia AI chips to customers in China and looking into whether China recruited Alice Huang to spy and facilitate that shipping. uncertain
China → investigate → shipping
(China has denied these claims.) uncertain
China → deny → claims
The New York Times reported last month that Trump knew US intelligence was surveilling Alice Huang about a year ago, and found that she had a close relationship with a US citizen, later named as Jensen Huang. asserted
she → report → Huang
The paper also reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned other top Trump officials about the Nvidia CEO and Alice Huang’s relationship this past spring. asserted
Rubio → report → CEO
Trump—viewing Nvidia’s chips as essential for US competition with China on AI—reportedly did nothing. uncertain
Trump → view → nothing
The Nvidia board announced Sunday that its investigation centers around whether US national security or corporate trade secrets were compromised, but stressed that it “has no reason to believe” that anything concerning took place. asserted
anything → announce → place
Trump has a history of protecting his allies from potential penalties, and has often praised and spent time with Huang, who in turn has said he was a financial backer of Trump’s White House ballroom. asserted
he → have → ballroom
Here’s a sampling of Trump’s glowing admiration: asserted
sampling → ’ → admiration
In December 2025, Trump praised Huang’s intelligence while discussing export controls on Nvidia chips to China. asserted
Trump → praise → China
Later that day, Huang dismissed concerns that his company’s products were being smuggled to countries where they are banned. asserted
they → dismiss → countries
- Xi summit: In May of this year, Trump reportedly invited Huang to join him while he talked with President Xi about “open[ing] up” the country to US businesses. uncertain
he → invite → businesses
In August, the president—a big fan of money—lauded Nvidia’s earnings on Truth Social after the company announced second-quarter revenue of $96 billion. asserted
company → laud → billion
Just weeks ago in October, the president praised the Nvidia CEO, along with other tech leaders like Elon Musk, as part of a White House summit for an AI science initiative, noting that “Nvidia chips…are the backbone of frontier superintelligence” and calling Huang “years and years ahead of other people and other companies.” asserted
chips → praise → people
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