Senator Pete Ricketts, R‑Ne, discusses the resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, emphasizing the need for thorough investigations and warning of potential national‑security ramifications if China obtains U.S. chip designs through “Varney & Co.”
President Donald Trump indicated Thursday that former Apple CEO Tim Cook might step in as Nvidia’s new chief executive, citing unresolved personal conduct and alleged intelligence contacts with a Chinese official as grounds for the change.
“Now that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is only one man to take his place – Tim Cook of Apple. A legend replaces a legend!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
This endorsement arrives as Nvidia seeks leadership help after Huang leaves the artificial‑intelligence company he helped found in 1993.
NVIDIA CEO JENSEN HUANG RESIGNS AMID INVESTIGATION INTO RELATIONSHIP WITH ALLEGED CHINESE SPY
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp and U.S. President Donald Trump. (Graeme Sloan/Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg / Getty Images)
Nvidia appointed Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO on Thursday while its board continues its search for a permanent successor.
Tim Cook has been leading Apple since 2011, succeeding co‑founder Steve Jobs. President Trump has not clarified whether Cook intends to stay at Apple or move to head Nvidia.
Huang’s dismissal follows reports of two extramarital affairs, among them a liaison to a Chinese businesswoman suspected of working as a spy for Beijing. Nvidia initially denied any compromise has weakened national security or exposed confidential engineering data.
Earlier, Trump defended Huang, claiming he was unaware of the woman’s intelligence allegations.
As the technology world deals with a key leadership gap, U.S. authorities caution that expanding access to advanced chips by China could heighten strategic rivalry and underscore the need for vigorous vetting of prospective collaborators in the sector.
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