Nvidia scandal latest: What Trump knew, will Huang stay & more

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0 November 11, 2026 18:21

President Trump said on Monday that he wasn’t aware that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was involved with an alleged spy, but a source tells CNN that Trump was briefed on the matter before his China trip earlier this year.

This comes as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent challenged Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over his department’s reluctance to label Nvidia customer Megaspeed a possible national security threat in a Situation Room confrontation last week that illustrates the tension inside the Trump administration over Chinese access to Nvidia’s advanced chips, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.

Trump officials have long harbored concerns that Megaspeed has circumvented US law and funneled advanced chips into China.

0:00 New questions about what Trump knew
3:34 What does this mean for America’s relationship with China?
4:52 Is this a failure of the AI “self-policing” pledge?
7:10 Can Huang continue to lead Nvidia?
9:02 What are the national security implications?
11:49 Is this a sign of a bigger failure in US intelligence?

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