The president of the United States, Donald Trump, stated this Sunday his support for the chief executive officer and founder of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, considering that he should continue at the helm of the company after the latter admitted that he had maintained an extramarital relationship with a businesswoman who is being investigated for allegedly spying for China.
"I have not spoken with him about this. I only know that he is a good person, but you never know what is going on," Trump said to reporters before flying back to Washington. When asked directly whether Huang should continue as the top executive of the multinational semiconductor company, the American leader answered in the affirmative: "I think so. Oh yes, sure."
The president's words come after Nvidia's board of directors announced the launch of an independent investigation to clarify whether its top executive may have been objective of a foreign intelligence maneuver. This decision was made after it became known that the Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang —a resident in Singapore and whose firm bought advanced microchips from Nvidia— was being watched by U.S. intelligence services due to her alleged ties to the espionage apparatus of Beijing.
Although Jensen Huang himself admitted internally that he was "unfaithful" to his family, the technology company has specified that, for now, it does not have evidence pointing to a leak of corporate secrets or to a risk to national security.
When asked about the possibility of including Huang in the delegation that will accompany him on his imminent trip to Asia this month, Trump indicated that he does not know whether he will ultimately be added, but he stressed that he would have no problem bringing him, noting that he has not heard "that he has done anything wrong."