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NEW: Trump Profited Off Nvidia’s Secret Chip Sales to China. Howard Lutnick Must Explain Why Commerce Allowed It.

Nvidia gave Trump's ballroom $25 million. Now Trump takes Jensen Huang's word on an alleged Chinese spy from a company that bought billions of dollars in Nvidia chips.

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Zev Shalev
Nov 10, 2026
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Donald Trump is defending Jensen Huang. "He said, 'I had no idea that she was a spy,' and I really believe him," Trump told White House reporters Monday. He announced no investigation of his own.

The woman is Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le. U.S. officials concluded she had been recruited by China's main spy agency, the New York Times reported. China called the allegation "unsubstantiated." Jensen Huang admitted an affair and said Nvidia's board had opened an inquiry into "the national security concerns."

The affair is the smaller story. The company is the bigger one.

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