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Follow-Up: Trump Called Huang on Tuesday to Urge Him to Fight for His Job, the New York Times Reports

Thursday, November 12, 2026 · Technology · GSM News

President Donald Trump called Jensen Huang on Tuesday (November 10), while Huang was still Nvidia's chief executive, and urged him to fight for his job, The New York Times reported on November 12, citing two people briefed on the conversation. The call was the latest instance of Trump defending Huang, the newspaper said; Reuters reported the Times' account the same day.

According to the Times, U.S. intelligence agencies had assessed that Alice Huang, a businesswoman in a relationship with Jensen Huang, had been recruited by China's Ministry of State Security. The newspaper noted that the assessment does not allege that Jensen Huang himself engaged in espionage; the allegations against Alice Huang remain unproven. Trump also worried that Huang's removal could trigger a market downturn, the Times reported.

The president had been warned at least twice about Huang's relationship with Alice Huang — the first time late last year and the second in the spring — and took no action either time, according to the Times. In May, he brought Huang with him on a trip to China.

Huang ultimately resigned on November 12, after Nvidia's board accepted his resignation as president, chief executive and director on November 11. A representative for Huang did not provide a comment on the call, and neither Trump nor the White House responded to requests for comment about it, according to the Times.

Related: Jensen Huang Resigns as NVIDIA CEO, Effective Immediately: CFO Kress Named Interim CEO as Board Launches Search

Follow-Up: Democrats Vie to Lead Nvidia Probes as Incoming Foreign Affairs Chair Meeks Plans a Dedicated Subcommittee

(Source: The New York Times)

Source: The New York Times

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  3. 2026-11-04Three House Committee Chairs Ask Nvidia's Jensen Huang to Give a Closed-Door Briefing on November 18 on His Contacts With Alice Huang
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  6. 2026-11-08Follow-Up: Rubio Oversaw Classified Memo Warning Top Officials About Jensen Huang's Close Ties to Alice Huang
  7. 2026-11-08Follow-Up: Trump Calls Nvidia's Huang an 'Honorable Guy,' Says He Has Not Discussed the Allegations With Him
  8. 2026-11-09Follow-Up: China's Foreign Ministry Dismisses "Chinese Spy" Claim Linked to Nvidia as a Baseless Smear
  9. 2026-11-09Follow-Up: Musk and Ackman Publicly Back Jensen Huang as Nvidia Shares Tumble More Than 6% in Frankfurt on Monday
  10. 2026-11-09Nvidia Closes Down 4.29% at $178.64, Falling Alone as Market and Chip Peers Rally
  11. 2026-11-09Follow-Up: With the November 11 Reply Deadline Near, Nvidia Has Yet to Confirm Whether Jensen Huang Will Attend the Closed Congressional Briefing
  12. 2026-11-09Follow-Up: Trump Says He Called Jensen Huang, Who Said He Had 'Absolutely No Idea' She Was a Spy: 'I Really Believe Him'
  13. 2026-11-10Nvidia Falls Another 5 Percent to About $168.89: Two-Day Slide Erases Roughly $470 Billion in Market Value
  14. 2026-11-10Sen. Kevin Cramer Calls on Jensen Huang to Resign, Citing Blackmail Risk; Schumer Demands Full Accounting on Chip Bills
  15. 2026-11-11Viral 'Letters' From Jensen Huang's Wife and Daughter Are Fabricated; Neither Has Made Any Public Statement
  16. 2026-11-11Follow-Up: Rep. Lieu Says Trump Administration '1,000 Percent' Too Deferential to Nvidia; Lofgren Sees Momentum to Curb Chip Sales to China
  17. 2026-11-11Asian American Journalists Association Criticizes Surname Punchlines in Jensen Huang Coverage, Naming The Economist and the New York Post
  18. 2026-11-11Baird Downgrades Nvidia to Neutral and Slashes Its Price Target to $200 From $500
  19. 2026-11-11Shareholders Sue NVIDIA and Jensen Huang in Class Action Alleging Misleading Statements on Megaspeed Ties
  20. 2026-11-11Follow-Up: As Jensen Huang's Reply Deadline Passes, a House Chair Says Subpoenas Are Likely If He Does Not Agree to a Closed-Door Briefing
  21. 2026-11-11New York Times Reports Nvidia Board Discussed Jensen Huang's Future
  22. 2026-11-11Times Names Nvidia VP Kimberly Powell in Huang Investigation; Board Reportedly to Meet on His Future
  23. 2026-11-11Follow-Up: Senators Warren and Coons Tell Three Top Officials to Preserve All Nvidia China Export Records
  24. 2026-11-11Bessent Reportedly Confronted Lutnick Over Why Megaspeed Is Not on the Entity List; Commerce Denies Any Clash
  25. 2026-11-12Follow-Up: Megaspeed Issues First Public Statement, Says It Cooperated With U.S. Inspections and Retained a U.S. Law Firm to Census Its GPUs
  26. 2026-11-12Follow-Up: Taiwan Revokes Alice Huang's Entry Permit, Interior Minister Says She Cannot Return
  27. 2026-11-12Jensen Huang Resigns as NVIDIA CEO, Effective Immediately: CFO Colette Kress Named Interim CEO as Board Launches Search
  28. 2026-11-12Nvidia Shares Plunge at Thursday's Open, Down More Than 14% Intraday as Market Value Dips Below $4 Trillion
  29. 2026-11-12Follow-Up: Himes Says Alice Huang's Role Is Still Unclear; Intelligence Chiefs Could Not Say Whether the FBI Has Opened a Case
  30. 2026-11-12Follow-Up: Trump Says Only One Man Can Succeed Jensen Huang at Nvidia: Apple's Tim Cook
  31. 2026-11-12Follow-Up: Singapore's MHA Says Evidence Against Alice Huang Was Insufficient; She Was Sternly Warned and Barred From Re-Entry for Giving Police Inaccurate Information
  32. 2026-11-12House Speaker Johnson Says Congress Is Forming a Consensus on Limiting Chip Exports to China, With Huang Expected to Testify Within a Week
  33. 2026-11-12China's Foreign Ministry Responds on Alice Huang: Mao Ning Says She Is Not Aware of Reports She Is in Beijing, Urges U.S. to Stop Fabricating a Spy Narrative
  34. 2026-11-12Jensen Huang Agrees to Testify Behind Closed Doors Before Thanksgiving, Foreign Affairs Chairman Mast Says
  35. 2026-11-12China's Foreign Ministry: Beijing and Washington in Close Contact on Leaders' Interactions, Ready to Implement Presidents' Consensus
  36. 2026-11-12Follow-Up: Democrats Vie to Lead Nvidia Probes; Incoming Foreign Affairs Chair Meeks Plans Dedicated Subcommittee
  37. 2026-11-12Bloomberg: Manhattan Federal Prosecutors Probe Whether Alice Huang-Linked Entities Smuggled Super Micro Products to China
  38. 2026-11-12Nvidia Interim CEO Kress Writes to Employees Expressing Confidence; Company-Wide Meeting Set for November 18
  39. 2026-11-12Follow-Up: Trump Calls Huang Resignation 'a Horrible Thing, So Sad,' Says Huang Is Going Through Hell
  40. 2026-11-12Follow-Up: Senate Banking Chair Scott Demands Testimony From Huang and Lutnick, Warns of Subpoenas
  41. 2026-11-12Follow-Up: Trump Called Huang on Tuesday to Urge Him to Fight for His Job, the New York Times ReportsThis story
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