Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen and executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed. U.S. intelligence says she passed information to Beijing, according to The New York Times. The two are not related. Huang apologized in a statement to staff on Sunday, and Nvidia’s board has started an independent investigation. House Republicans have asked him to sit for a closed-door briefing, saying the reports raise national security concerns.
The story is also putting Huang’s close relationship with President Trump under a spotlight. Nvidia has committed at least $26 million to Trump projects, including $25 million for the White House ballroom. Its federal lobbying hit a record $2.15 million last quarter. Trump still calls Huang an “honorable guy,” even though the Times reports he was briefed on the matter in October 2025 and did not act. During that time, the administration eased limits on Nvidia chip sales to China.
Democrats are not letting it go. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she has legislation ready to stop advanced AI chips from fueling China’s military, and Rep. Robert Garcia plans to investigate corporate corruption once Democrats take control in January. Chris McGuire of the Council on Foreign Relations called it “utterly baffling” that the government has not cut off Megaspeed from buying AI chips.
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