Trump comments on CEO's affair with alleged spy
The gist
Trump said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told him he had "no idea" the woman was a spy.
Huang's affair and the spy claim now touch US-China chip trade.
How it unfolded
- Oct 29, 2026The New York Times reports Trump was briefed roughly a year earlier on intelligence that Jensen Huang was the target of a Chinese spy plot and chose not to act, partly wary of disrupting Nvidia chip sales and US-China trade.
- Oct 30, 2026Nvidia denies the report, saying Jensen Huang "talks with thousands of customer executives every year."
- Nov 1, 2026Trump stops short of fully backing Huang, calling the situation "very complex."
Key terms
- class action
- A lawsuit in which one or a few people sue on behalf of a larger group of similarly situated parties.
- APEC summit
- Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, an intergovernmental group of Pacific Rim economies promoting free trade.
Source: Wikipedia