Trump Speaks Out In Defense Of Nvidia's Fired CEO

13.11.2026, 10:12

And he offered him a replacement.

U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed appointing former Apple CEO Tim Cook as CEO of Nvidia to replace Jensen Huang, who resigned on November 12 amid scandals involving extramarital affairs.

“Now that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has done a magnificent job, has stepped down, there is only one person capable of taking his place—TIM COOK from Apple. One legend replaces another!” Trump wrote.

Tim Cook led Apple for 15 years—from 2011 to September 2026. After stepping down as CEO, he became executive chairman of the company’s board of directors.

It is not yet known whether Nvidia is considering Cook as a candidate. He himself has not publicly commented on Trump’s proposal either.

As a reminder, on November 12, Nvidia announced the resignation of Jensen Huang, who had led the company since its founding in 1993. Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress was appointed interim CEO.

Over the past week, Huang has been embroiled in two scandals related to his personal life. First, news broke of his extramarital affair with a woman named Alice Huang (a namesake, not a relative), whom U.S. intelligence agencies believe is linked to Chinese intelligence. She works in a business related to data centers and the procurement of Nvidia chips. Huang himself admitted to the affair but did not confirm claims that he was aware of the woman’s alleged ties to intelligence agencies.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the FBI is investigating the circumstances of this relationship. According to him, the head of Nvidia assured him that he was unaware of the woman’s alleged intelligence activities. China has rejected the espionage allegations.

Nvidia’s board of directors has launched an independent investigation, for which it has retained the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. In addition, representatives from three U.S. House of Representatives committees demanded that Huang provide an explanation at a closed-door congressional hearing.

Following the first reports of an alleged connection to a Chinese intelligence agent, Nvidia lost approximately $250 billion in market value in a single trading day.

A few days later, The New York Times, citing five people who had worked at Nvidia, reported that Jensen Huang had also been in an extramarital relationship with one of his subordinates—Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president in charge of the company’s healthcare projects.

Later, Reuters, citing company employees, reported that Huang had had an affair with yet another subordinate.

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