Trump believes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had ‘no idea’ lover was an alleged Chinese spy

Trump believes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had ‘no idea’ lover was an alleged Chinese spy



This screengrab from video footage by CTI obtained via AFPTV on November 9, 2026 shows Alice Huang (centre, partially obscured), a Chinese executive linked to the data centre company called Megaspeed, attending a dinner hosted by Nvidia’s chief executive and co-founder Jensen Huang (right in black) at a restaurant in Taipei on May 22, 2025, during Computex, the island’s top tech expo. — CTI pic via AFPTV/AFP


Summary

• US President Donald Trump expressed sympathy for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, saying he didn't know his affair involved an alleged Chinese spy.
• Trump confirmed he asked Huang if he knew about the espionage, and Huang denied awareness, which Trump believes.
• Huang admitted to the affair and apologised to his family and staff, while Trump said he was unaware of the allegations during their earlier trip to China.

First Published: Tuesday, 10 Nov 2026 9:39 AM MYT
Last Modified: Tuesday, 10 Nov 2026 9:41 AM MYT


WASHINGTON, Nov 10 — US President Donald Trump took a sympathetic tone towards Jensen Huang yesterday, saying the Nvidia CEO was “suffering greatly” and didn’t know a woman he had an affair with was an alleged Chinese spy.

Trump also danced around the question of when he personally was aware of intelligence linking the chip boss to Alice Huang, a Chinese executive who had allegedly been funnelling information to Beijing.

The US leader said he had spoken to Huang earlier yesterday “to see if he’s feeling alright,” calling the Taiwanese-born tech boss an “amazing guy.”

“I asked him that question, ‘did you have any idea that she was a spy?’ He said, ‘I had no idea that she was a spy,’ and I really believe him,” Trump told reporters at the White House.


He added: “I hope there is no problem. I believe he is suffering greatly... more so because of his family, his wife, who he loves, and his family. But he’s definitely suffering.”

Jensen Huang sent a message to Nvidia employees on Sunday in which he acknowledged having an affair and apologised to both his family and company staff.


Trump said he was not aware about the allegations when Huang accompanied him to China in May. Huang is a key figure in the AI revolution and close to the US president.

“No, I didn’t hear about it then. But a lot of people have heard about it,” Trump said.


Huang has also attended numerous White House events, including a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping in September.

But Trump would not specify when he was told.


“Not too long ago. We’ll look into it, I know the FBI is looking into it in terms of something else, and I think he’ll be in good shape,” Trump said. — AFP