# Trump Had Urged Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to Fight for His Job

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-had-urged-nvidias-jensen-huang-to-fight-for-his-job/
- Published: 2026-11-13T01:59:26+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Times (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/us/politics/trump-jensen-huang-nvidia.html
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump urged Huang to fight for his job shortly before his replacement.
- US intelligence agencies assessed Huang had a relationship with a suspected Chinese spy.
- Advisers said Trump worried Huang’s departure could affect markets and AI ambitions.

## Summary

New reporting says Trump called Nvidia chief Jensen Huang on Tuesday and urged him to fight for his job, shortly before Huang was replaced as the company’s chief executive. The call adds detail to Trump’s continued support for Huang as a spy scandal intensified, raising questions about how the president weighed national security concerns against Nvidia’s importance to the economy and his AI ambitions.

US intelligence agencies assessed that Huang had an affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen they believed had been recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security; the article also reports a separate affair with an employee. Trump had reportedly been warned about the relationship at least twice, took no action and brought Huang on a trip to China in May. Advisers said Trump feared Huang’s removal could unsettle markets, and viewed Nvidia as vital to US economic strength and AI competition with China.

## Coverage

- [New York Times: Trump Had Urged Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to Fight for His Job](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/us/politics/trump-jensen-huang-nvidia.html)
- [Daily Mail: Ousted Nvidia tycoon Jensen Huang accused of THIRD 'affair' as AI stock plunges and Trump aide tells Mail: 'World economy is f*****'](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16288671/nvidia-tycoon-Jensen-Huang-accused-affair-AI-stock-plunges.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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