Earlier, *The Washington Circle* reported that U.S. intelligence agencies assessed that Ms. Huang, a close associate of Jensen Huang, was working for a foreign country. According to *The New York Times*, in the spring of this year, before President Trump’s visit to China, Rubio had led the drafting of a highly classified memorandum warning senior officials in the Trump administration about this matter. On Sunday, NVIDIA stated that Jensen Huang acknowledged having had an intimate relationship with Ms. Huang, and the company has initiated an internal investigation into the matter. However, the company also emphasized there was no indication that national security or NVIDIA’s commercial secrets had been compromised. In a message to the company, Huang expressed regret, stating: “I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions have hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.” He further affirmed his support for and cooperation with any investigation related to China. Huang was initially not included in the list of business figures accompanying Trump on his trip to China; it remains unclear whether the omission was connected to the memorandum. At the time, concerns had already emerged within parts of the U.S. government regarding Huang’s influence over Trump’s relatively lenient approach to artificial intelligence regulation. Nevertheless, Trump ultimately insisted on including Huang in the delegation and arranged for him to board the plane in Alaska. Approximately a year ago, Trump was aware that U.S. intelligence had been monitoring Ms. Huang and had classified her as a potential threat. Yet he chose not to act at that time, citing the strategic importance of NVIDIA’s chips.
On Sunday, Trump described Huang as a person of respect and praised his contributions to the United States. He also stated that he had not yet spoken directly with Huang about the allegations, saying: “I know he’s a good man, but you never truly know what happened. I hope everything turns out well.” He added: “He may have his own explanation. You’ll need to hear his side of the story.” When asked whether Huang would be included in next week’s trip to Asia, Trump responded: “I don’t know, but I’d certainly be open to bringing him along.”
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