‘Honorable guy’: Trump stands by Nvidia boss as Chinese spy allegations trigger probe
President Trump responds to the report that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy, and he's not rushing to judgment. ⠀ "I think he's an honorable guy," Trump tells reporters, saying he hasn't spoken to Huang about the matter and wants to hear his explanation. ⠀ The president also praises Huang's work, saying he's done an "amazing job for our country."
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WASHINGTON, DC: Amid national Security and espionage controversy surrounding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, President Donald Trump defended him, calling him an honorable guy.
An investigative report claimed Huang had an extramarital relationship with alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang (also known as Huang Le).
Trump defends close ally Nvidia CEO after espionage allegations
President Donald Trump, talking to reporters, defended his close ally, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, saying he's an honorable guy. However, the president acknowledged that he had not spoken to Huang about the serious accusations against him.
🚨🇺🇸 UPDATE: US intelligence determined that Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, is a Chinese intelligence asset who developed a close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Surveillance showed they were in contact. Officials briefed President Trump about a year ago, but he took no action over Nvidia's economic role and trade concerns. Jensen Huang has not received a defensive briefing. The pair appeared together at a Taipei bar in June 2024 and again in May 2025. Megaspeed affiliates bought at least $4.8 billion in advanced Nvidia equipment from mid-2024 to early 2026. Nvidia says the interactions were ordinary and that diversion claims were investigated and debunked. China called the allegations groundless speculation. Source: New York Times / Writer: Jamie
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“I just know he’s a fine person, but you never know what is going on. I’m sure. I hope everything’s fine. He’s done such an incredible job, and so I would certainly hope he’s a fine person, in my opinion,” he said.
The controversy stemmed from an investigative report by The New York Times, which claimed that Alice Huang, a former executive at the Singapore-based cloud company Megaspeed who allegedly had an extramarital relationship with Jensen Huang, was recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to gather information on the Nvidia CEO.
Notably, The New York Times did not investigate the allegations that Megaspeed was involved in illegally transferring restricted AI chips to China, which had surfaced in a 2025 report
When Trump was asked whether he thought he could have acted on the intelligence sooner, he replied, “I think, you know, I think he’s an honorable guy. I think he probably has an excuse … he’s done an amazing job for our country.”
As Trump is scheduled to travel to Asia next week, he said he has no clue whether the businessman will accompany him, as Huang did on his Beijing trip earlier.
“I don’t know, but I’d certainly take him,” he expressed. “I haven’t heard he’s done anything wrong. He dealt with somebody, but you know, so does everybody else.”
Tech giant confesses to being unfaithful to wife
Jensen Huang has already confessed that he had a romantic relationship outside his marriage. The CEO acknowledged being unfaithful to his wife in a message to the company after an Nvidia spokesperson initially dismissed the report regarding the relationship on Sunday, November 8.
“My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry,” Jensen Huang wrote, according to a Sunday report from Bloomberg, citing a memo released to the company.
While Trump is defending his friend, Nvidia announced it would be opening an “independent investigation” into its CEO over the allegations.
Notably, Huang has been asked to appear on November 18 for a joint, closed-door briefing as part of a similar probe by top GOP lawmakers.
