Republicans call to subpoena 'arrogant' newly-ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after alleged Chinese spy threat despite Trump support

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Republicans have turned on Donald Trump's microchip darling, recently ousted NVIDIA boss Jensen Huang, calling for him to be subpoenaed after multiple reported affairs.

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT and VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER

Published: 15:14 GMT, 12 November 2026 | Updated: 17:44 GMT, 12 November 2026

Republicans have turned on recently ousted Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, calling for him to be subpoenaed after multiple reported affairs, one with an alleged Chinese spy.

President Donald Trump had thrown his support behind Huang, saying on Monday that he spoke to the executive who told him he had no idea Alice Huang, an executive of Singapore-based data company Megaspeed, had suspected ties to espionage.

But despite the president's support, Huang resigned on Thursday morning amid internal and external pressure following reports that he had a separate affair with a subordinate.

Nvidia, the most valuable company in the world, estimated to be worth a whopping $4 trillion, has been central to the Trump administration's push for US AI dominance over China.

Complicating the relationship, Huang was accused last week of having an affair with an alleged Chinese spy, a scandal that prompted him to apologize for being 'unfaithful to my wife,' though he did not provide further details.

Late on Wednesday evening, the New York Times reported that Huang also had an affair with Kimberly Powell, the vice president of health care at Nvidia.

'Jensen Huang himself has been a pretty bold, some might even say arrogant promoter, sort of dismissing our concerns about China having access to these most advanced chips,' Republican Senator Kevin Cramer told CNBC Thursday morning.

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