By Christopher Buchanan ,
1 hours ago
Eric Lee / Eric Lee/REUTERS
Donald Trump has responded with a bizarre word salad after being asked about billionaire Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s extramarital affair with a suspected Chinese spy.
On Sunday, Nvidia opened an investigation into Huang after he informed the company’s board about his intimate relationship with Alice Huang, a business executive whom U.S. intelligence determined was a top spy for Beijing, according to reporting from the New York Times.
Huang has been one of Trump’s closest allies in Silicon Valley.
Speaking to reporters during a gaggle in West Palm Beach, Trump was asked whether the revelation had changed his mind about taking Huang on his upcoming trip to Asia, where he and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to discuss the ongoing AI race.
Trump will land in Manila, Philippines, on Nov. 15 and end his trip in Shenzhen, China, on Nov. 19. Huang has not been confirmed to be among the president’s guests.
“I’d certainly take him,” Trump responded. “I haven’t heard he’s done anything wrong. He dealt with somebody, but you know, so does everybody else.”
When another reporter informed him of Nvidia’s investigation into ...