{
  "id": 19075840,
  "title": "Trump reacts to the Jensen Huang affair: 'He probably has an excuse for it'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/trump-reacts-to-the-jensen-huang-affair-he-probably-has-an-excuse-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T03:12:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-reacts-jensen-huang-nvidia-alice-huang-affair-excuse-2026-11"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Donald Trump expressed support for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang following revelations of an extramarital affair. Trump told reporters that he believes Huang to be \"an honorable guy\" and that he likely has \"an excuse\" for the affair. Huang acknowledged infidelity in a memo to Nvidia employees, stating that his actions had hurt his family. The company's board launched an investigation into whether Huang had been targeted by a foreign intelligence agency. According to The New York Times, Huang's alleged affair involved a Chinese business executive and Nvidia chip buyer named Alice Huang, who had allegedly passed information to Beijing. While Nvidia initially stated they saw no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised, the company's board said its inquiry would examine the available information. Huang has been a prominent figure in the debate over chip-export restrictions on China and acknowledged that strict limits could backfire by accelerating the growth of Chinese competitors.",
  "summary": "Trump said Huang has done an 'amazing job' for the country and should remain Nvidia's CEO.",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump supports Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang despite affair allegations",
    "Huang admits to extramarital affair with Chinese business executive",
    "Nvidia board to investigate potential foreign intelligence targeting"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Trump's defense of the Nvidia chief shifts the focus from a personal scandal to the broader geopolitical risks involving potential intelligence leaks and the security of critical semiconductor supply chains.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}