Trump urged Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to keep his job before exit, report says
President Donald Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Tuesday, urging him to fight for his job days before the chipmaker announced his exit amid an espionage scandal, according to The New York Times. Trump remained a prominent supporter of Huang despite intelligence warnings about his alleged affair with a Chinese citizen suspected of being a spy. The president viewed Nvidia as essential to the US economy and feared market fallout from Huang's removal, the report said. Huang's influence shaped Trump's approach to semiconductor exports to China, helping allow certain chip sales despite opposition from China hawks. The two developed a close relationship after Huang attended a Mar-a-Lago dinner in April 2025.