# Howard Lutnick Has Got to Go

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/howard-lutnick-has-got-to-go/
- Published: 2026-11-13T23:19:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T00:33:46+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Times (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/opinion/jensen-huang-nvidia-howard-lutnick-commerce.html
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The article calls for Howard Lutnick to resign.
- It says export controls against chip smuggling were not enforced.
- It cites billions of dollars in chips routed through Asian countries.

## Summary

The article argues that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should resign over the US government’s failure to enforce controls intended to prevent advanced AI chips reaching China. It says this lapse enabled large-scale smuggling and contributed to a national security crisis, while also criticising Nvidia chief Jensen Huang’s judgement over his relationship with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy.

The Biden administration introduced export licensing rules in January 2025, but Lutnick’s department did not put them into effect and later said it would replace them; the article says no replacement was published. It cites a reported $7 billion in Nvidia chips smuggled by Megaspeed and Taiwanese data indicating more than $60 billion in AI chips may have gone to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand between 2025 and 2026. China has rejected the espionage claims, and the article says some chips shipped to those countries may have gone to US-owned data centres.

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