How Donald Trump and Jensen Huang forged their powerful alliance

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WASHINGTON—Many tech executives warned last year that a flurry of state laws creating new artificial-intelligence regulations threatened to set the U.S. back in the AI race, but it was Jensen Huang who helped spur President Trump to act.

During a meeting in the Oval Office late last year, the Nvidia chief executive told a small group including then-chief of staff Susie Wiles and White House AI adviser David Sacks that Trump needed to take action to prevent a burdensome patchwork, according to people familiar with the matter. Shortly afterward, Trump fired off a post on Truth Social and signed an executive order attacking states enacting AI rules.

That heavy influence is attracting fresh scrutiny following the president’s decision to stand by the CEO despite multiple affairs. Lawmakers are seeking more information about what Trump knew about the relationship between Jensen Huang and Alice Huang, the Nvidia business partner suspected of working for Chinese intelligence, as well as the administration’s failure to stop artificial-intelligence chips from going to China.

More than almost any CEO, Huang helped shape the president’s AI strategy and was involved in chip deals and state visits all over the world.

WSJ reporters Bob McMillan and Amrith Ramkumar discuss how Jensen Huang quickly became a key advisor on critical chip export policy for Trump, and maintained his trust amid regulatory scrutiny. Photo: Evan Vucci/Reuters

“This entire episode demonstrates the dangers of personalizing policy decisions, especially when it comes to national security,” said Aaron Bartnick, a White House tech policy official during the Biden administration.

The White House declined to comment on Trump’s relationship with Huang.

From the first time they met in January 2025, the president was taken by Huang’s charisma and success building the chip designer into the dominant player in its industry, people familiar with the matter said.

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