Trump's Push to Keep Nvidia CEO Fails as Scandal Forces Resignation

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Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia's CEO, president, and board member Thursday amid scandals involving affairs with subordinates and a Chinese businesswoman identified as a spy, despite President Trump's attempts to keep him in power. Trump called Huang earlier this week to encourage him to resist internal pressure, having been informed of the ties months prior by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, though Trump has denied prior knowledge and also owns up to $5 million in Nvidia stock. Nvidia, a key partner in Trump's $500 billion Stargate Project and beneficiary of loosened chip export rules to China, now faces Trump's public push for Apple's Tim Cook to succeed Huang, as the president continues to influence its leadership decisions.


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