Trump backs Tim Cook to lead Nvidia after Jensen Huang exit

President Donald Trump said Thursday that former Apple CEO Tim Cook should replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia's CEO, following Huang's resignation. Trump called it "A Legend replaces a Legend" in a social media post. Huang resigned as CEO and board member after reports of an affair with a Chinese businesswoman suspected of spying for Beijing. Nvidia named CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO while searching for a permanent successor, and Cook now serves as Apple's executive chairman. Huang was a close Trump ally who supported the administration's agenda, while Cook previously presented Trump with a plaque commemorating Apple's manufacturing program. Trump said Monday that Huang told him he didn't know the woman was allegedly a spy.