President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation with the leader of Nvidia on Tuesday to discuss the chief executive’s future at the AI chipmaker. During the call, Trump pressured Jensen Huang to remain in charge of the company despite a mounting security probe, though the executive ultimately stepped down from his role on Wednesday.
The conversation was the latest effort by the president to shield Huang, who had served as a high-profile ally and adviser on artificial intelligence. U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded that Huang was involved in a relationship with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, a scandal that intensified shortly before the CEO’s resignation.
