Donald Trump expresses sympathy for the “suffering” of Nvidia boss Jensen Huang

Donald Trump said Monday that Nvidia boss Jensen Huang was “suffering greatly” at a time when the director of microprocessor giant Nvidia is suspected of having been spied on by his mistress on behalf of China. The American president also assured that the boss had told him that he had “no idea” that the woman with whom he had an extramarital relationship could be a spy for China, which Beijing denies.

“I asked him that, and he said he had no idea that the person in question was a spy,” the American president said during a press conference at the White House, assuring that he “really” believed Jensen Huang. “I read his press release and I believe he is suffering greatly. More because of his family, his wife whom he loves, and his family,” Donald Trump further declared.

“The FBI is taking care of it”

The American president did not really answer several questions about his own knowledge of the affair, and in particular about the moment when he himself became aware of the file. He said he wanted to “check with the intelligence people,” adding: “It may have been mentioned. But it definitely didn’t have much of an impact on me.”

“I've heard about it and read a little about it but not for very long. We are going to look into it and I know the FBI is looking into it about something else but I think it will be fine for him,” he said about the boss of Nvidia, whom he received on numerous occasions at the White House. Donald Trump only assured that he had not heard of this subject at the time of his visit to China in May.

According to the New York Times, a memo circulated this spring among senior American officials presented Alice Huang, the lover of the Nvidia boss, as an agent of the Chinese Ministry of State Security, recruited to gather information on Jensen Huang, and perhaps push his company to advocate for the sale of its best chips in China.