Bessent vs. Lutnick: Trump Officials Clash Over Nvidia China Chip Probe

First reported by Axios at Wed 9:12 AM · 2 outlets in all

1. Yahoo Finance2hBessent vs. Lutnick: Trump Officials Clash Over Nvidia China Chip Probe
2. Axios2hScoop: Inside Bessent's Situation Room confrontation with Lutnick over China chip securityTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over a failure to place Nvidia customer Megaspeed on a list of companies that pose national security concerns, sources familiar told Axios. Why it matters: The Commerce Department oversees the export of sensitive U.S. technologies and Lutnick's actions — or lack thereof — are increasingly under scrutiny following revelations that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with Megaspeed employee and suspected Chinese spy Alice Huang. Driving the news: At a White House Situation Room meeting on Thursday after the midterm…