Rubio used the scandal surrounding Huang to weaken his influence over Trump, The Washington Post sources.
WP sources reported that Marco Rubio prepared a memo for Donald Trump about Jensen Huang's ties to a woman suspected by US intelligence agencies of Chinese espionage. The document was based on a CIA report.
According to the newspaper's interlocutors, Rubio presented the intelligence findings more severely. Nvidia announced Huang's resignation on Nov. 2, and Trump later said he was unaware of the allegations against the woman.
WP interlocutors said Trump's national security team was unhappy with Huang's influence and position on chip exports to China. Huang himself has previously called such sales beneficial for the United States.
Congress expects to include new restrictions on China's access to chips in the defense bill by the end of the year. To manage the crisis, Nvidia hired former US Commerce Department official Bruce Andrews.
Telegram | maximum | strain |.