Jensen Huang scandal spills over to Trump ... Schumer: “Dereliction of duty”

【Financial News, New York—Correspondent Lee Byung-chul】 Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer sharply criticized President Donald Trump, saying, “He was busy protecting NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang when he should have been safeguarding U.S. national security.” The criticism came amid allegations that Trump had known for more than a year about an alleged extramarital affair between Huang and someone suspected of being a Chinese spy, yet had taken no action. Democrats argued that the episode should also prompt an investigation into the process by which restrictions on exports of NVIDIA’s artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China were eased.
Schumer said on the Senate floor on the 10th (local time), “According to media reports, President Trump was told more than a year ago that the NVIDIA CEO was having an extramarital affair with someone suspected of being a Chinese spy.” He added, “But he did nothing—absolutely nothing.”
“Can you believe this?” he said. “What a serious dereliction of duty. The one President Trump should be protecting is America—not China or his friends.” He went on to stress, “President Trump was busy defending Jensen Huang when he should have been safeguarding U.S. national security. The problem is that simple and that clear.”
Schumer’s remarks came shortly after The New York Times (NYT) reported that President Trump had been briefed in advance about an extramarital affair between Huang and Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore’s Megaspeed International, but had taken no action. U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly concluded that Alice Huang was a spy working for China.
By contrast, President Trump told reporters the previous day that he had only recently learned of the allegations. He also said that Huang had personally explained that he knew nothing about Alice Huang’s espionage activities, adding that he “really believed” him.
Schumer also questioned the close relationship between President Trump and NVIDIA. He claimed that Trump had invited Huang to join his state visit to Beijing, China, earlier this year and, acting on Huang’s advice, had allowed China access to some of the United States’ advanced AI chips. He also cited NVIDIA’s $25 million donation to the project to build a ballroom at the White House.
He stressed, “President Trump talks tough, but is alarmingly passive about standing up to China on AI and protecting U.S. national security. America’s most advanced AI chips are far too valuable a technology to end up in the hands of potential adversaries.”
In particular, Schumer called for an investigation into how NVIDIA’s lobbying affected the Trump administration’s easing of semiconductor export controls on China. He said, “We need answers about how NVIDIA’s influence efforts affected the Trump administration’s national security decisions, including the easing of key export controls. We must also thoroughly uncover why President Trump failed to respond properly to foreign espionage in the U.S. tech industry.”
To that end, he urged Republicans to help pass bills to strengthen export controls on advanced technology exports to China, including the AI OVERWATCH Act, the MATCH Act and the Chip Security Act.



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