Published Nov 10, 2026 | 10:24 AM ⚊ Updated Nov 10, 2026 | 10:27 AM
US President Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into honeytrap allegations involving the chief executive of Nvidia and an alleged Chinese spy.
Trump told reporters that he spoke to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Monday over the phone “just to see if he’s feeling alright.”
“I asked him that question, ‘Did you have any idea she was a spy?’ He said ‘I had no idea she was a spy’ and I really believe him,” he said.
The US President also described Huang as an “honourable guy” and said that he felt “very confident that he will be in good shape” after the investigations.
“I hope there’s no problem, I believe he is suffering greatly,” Trump said.
Huang had, in an e-mail to the company, admitted to the affair and apologised to his family, saying, “There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.”
The woman at the centre of the scandal is said to be Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, who was the managing director of a Singapore-based data centre company, Megaspeed, between March and November 2023, according to the BBC.
The New York Times reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the US intelligence community believed that Alice Huang had been recruited by the Chinese Ministry of State Security.
However, Beijing has rejected the espionage allegations and said the claims were “entirely groundless, speculative and intended to smear and malign China.”
The Nvidia board has also announced a detailed inquiry into the allegations involving its CEO and said that the Huang “fully supports the review and has committed to cooperating with it.”
Nvidia designs computer chips that have become central to AI technology. According to a report at the start of 2026, Nvidia sold 85% of the GPUs (graphics processing units) used by AI giants. Its nearest rival was AMD, with a 7% market share.
In the last two years, Megaspeed has bought Nvidia chips worth $4.8 billion. According to the BBC, the company is being investigated by the Singapore government over allegations that it bypassed US trade restrictions preventing the sale of these chips. US authorities, too, were said to have investigated Megaspeed in 2025 for this reason.
(Edited by Fayisa CA)
