Silicon Valley and Trump rally behind Nvidia CEO after his affair with alleged Chinese spy

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Key context: <p>Elon Musk and other finance moguls defend Jensen Huang after he admitted to the affair, as Trump says FBI ‘is looking into it’ </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/09/nvidia-board-jensen-huang">Nvidia’s board needs to do some succession planning – sharpish</a></p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a> and prominent finance moguls have expressed their support for embattled <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/nvidia">Nvidia</a> CEO <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/09/nvidia-jensen-huang-us-china-donald-trump-spy">Jensen Huang</a>, as the head of the world’s most valuable chip company faces an internal <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/08/nvidia-jensen-huang-investigation">investigation</a> over a romantic relationship with an alleged Chinese spy.</p><p>Trump said he has spoken to Huang on Monday as the scandal reverberated across Silicon Valley and the Nvidia CEO faced <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/09/jensen-huang-image-nvidia">an uncertain future.</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/09/nvidia-jensen-huang-affair-trump-musk">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.