Trump says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was “completely unaware” his lover was a Chinese spy, calling him an “honourable guy”
According to the BBC, U.S. President Trump told reporters on Sunday (November 8) that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is an “honourable guy” and “probably has an explanation for it,” and that he does not regret not taking action earlier based on intelligence. Trump said he has not yet spoken with Huang about the matter, and said Huang has done a remarkable job for the country and should continue serving as CEO.
The New York Times previously reported that about a year ago (2025), U.S. intelligence officials briefed Trump, saying that Chinese businessman Alice Huang (Huang Le, who has no familial relation to Jensen Huang and previously served as an executive at Singapore data center company Megaspeed) was engaged in espionage for Beijing and had a close relationship with Jensen Huang. At the time, officials assessed that Jensen Huang was unaware of this. Huang admitted in a letter to employees on Sunday that he had been unfaithful to his wife and apologized. Nvidia’s board immediately launched an independent investigation, saying there was currently no reason to believe national security or company secrets had been compromised.
China had previously denied the related accusations as “smears.”
ABAB AI Insight
Trump’s remarks are consistent with the official assessment in last year’s intelligence briefing that Huang was “unaware,” and they prioritize maintaining ties with Nvidia, a key supplier of AI chips, and with trade with China. The core of the incident remains Huang’s admission of an extramarital affair, the launch of the board’s investigation, and the intelligence conclusion cited by the NYT. Trump did not directly state that Huang was “completely unaware”; that phrasing came from the assessment in the briefing at the time.
Cognitive law
Power and commercial interests often take priority over potential security risks; public defense does not amount to factual clarification.