# Trump says Tim Cook is the "only one man" to replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO, adding "A Legend replaces a Legend!" and Huang "has done a fantastic job" (Zac Hall/9to5Mac) > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2224027 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 24 outlets covering · First listed: Techmeme, Nov 12, 2026, 10:05 AM · Read it: ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 7:56 AM: [Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO immediately]() — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States) - Nov 12, 2026, 8:04 AM: [Jensen Huang is out as NVIDIA CEO]() — Engadget (Digital news, United States) He has held the position since the company's founding in 1993, but has recently been embroiled in an international scandal. - Nov 12, 2026, 8:06 AM: [BREAKING News: Jensen Huang Resigns as Nvidia CEO (Report)]() — CryptoPotato (Specialist) The reported resignation comes after claims that he had another affair with a women working at the company. - Nov 12, 2026, 8:28 AM: [Jensen Huang is out. His successor has the toughest job in tech]() — The Economist (Magazine, United Kingdom, rated Center) A company built around one man must now learn to run without him - Nov 12, 2026, 9:47 AM: [Trump pitches Apple's Tim Cook as new Nvidia CEO]() — Axios (Digital news, United States, rated Center) - Nov 12, 2026, 9:50 AM: [Trump floats ex-Apple CEO Tim Cook to succeed Jensen Huang at Nvidia: ‘Legend replaces a legend!’]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right) President Trump floated former Apple CEO Tim Cook as a possible successor to Jensen Huang at Nvidia Thursday. - Nov 12, 2026, 9:50 AM: [Trump says 'only one man' can replace Jensen Huang: Tim Cook]() — Business Insider (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) President Donald Trump said in an online post that Tim Cook should replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia's CEO. - Nov 12, 2026, 10:01 AM: [Trump Wants Apple's Tim Cook to Replace Jensen Huang as NVIDIA CEO]() — Time (Magazine, United States, rated Lean left) "A Legend replaces a Legend," Trump wrote, explaining his thinking behind who should take over NVIDIA - Nov 12, 2026, 10:05 AM: [Trump says Tim Cook is the "only one man" to replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO, adding "A Legend replaces a Legend!" and Huang "has done a fantastic job" (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)]() — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States) - Nov 12, 2026, 10:12 AM: [Trump floats Apple chairman Tim Cook as Jensen Huang’s successor]() — TechCrunch (Digital news, United States) In a post on Truth Social, President Trump says only one man can take Jensen Huang's place as head of Nvidia: Tim Cook. - Nov 12, 2026, 10:13 AM: [Jensen Huang Resigns From Nvidia—Trump Says Tim Cook Should Replace Him]() — Forbes (Magazine, United States, rated Center) The news comes after Nvidia shares plummeted more than 11% this week. - Nov 12, 2026, 10:31 AM: [Trump floats Tim Cook as next Nvidia CEO]() — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States, rated Lean right) President Donald Trump suggested former Apple CEO Tim Cook should replace former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after he abruptly resigned Thursday morning. “NOW THAT Nvidia CEO JENSEN HUANG, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is only one man to take his place – TIM COOK of Apple. A Legend replaces a Legend!” - Nov 12, 2026, 11:15 AM: [Jensen Huang Has Resigned. How Will Nvidia Replace Him?]() — Harvard Business Review (Magazine, United States) Six HBR articles on what to do after a powerful founder steps down. - Nov 12, 2026, 1:20 PM: [Everything Trump has said about Jensen Huangs Nvidia saga]() — Mashable (Digital news, United States) Trump defended Jensen Huang, answered questions about what he knew, and pitched a former tech titan to run Nvidia after Huang resigned. - Nov 12, 2026, 1:31 PM: [What we know after Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO]() — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center) - Nov 12, 2026, 2:32 PM: [Timeline of the stunning fall of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang]() — ABC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) While the depths of the scandal have yet to be disclosed, here is a timeline indicating who knew what and when about Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy. - Nov 12, 2026, 4:14 PM: [Jensen Huang Is Out. Will Nvidia’s Rivals Cash In?]() — Wired (Magazine, United States) In a special episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we break down Jensen Huang’s resignation from Nvidia, what comes next for the company, and where the AI industry goes from here. - Nov 12, 2026, 4:25 PM: [Nvidia’s New CEO Gets to Clean Up Jensen Huang’s Mess]() — Gizmodo (Digital news, United States) Colette Kress spent years delivering good news. Those days are over. - Nov 12, 2026, 4:37 PM: [What we know after Jensen Huang's resignation as Nvidia's CEO]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) Nvidia announced Huang's resignation on Thursday, effective immediately. The California-based company said that Colette Kress — who has been Nvidia's chief financial officer and executive vice president since 2013 — will step into the role of interim CEO. - Nov 12, 2026, 4:59 PM: [5 takeaways from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang scandal]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center) Corporate America is in the midst of its most dramatic scandal in years. Jensen Huang, the CEO and co-founder of Nvidia, resigned Thursday after admitting to one extramarital affair, with a woman suspected of being a Chinese agent, and amid new reporting of a second affair, this time with an Nvidia colleague. The vast company… - Nov 12, 2026, 6:14 PM: [Trump Had Urged Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to Fight for His Job]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) The president called the Nvidia chief on Tuesday, continuing a pattern of supporting him even as the spy scandal was intensifying. - Nov 12, 2026, 6:46 PM: [Donald Trump really wants Tim Cook to run Nvidia]() — The Verge (Digital news, United States) Jensen Huang resigned this morning as Nvidia's CEO following reports of affairs, including one with an alleged Chinese spy. Right now, the company is being led by its CFO on an interim basis. But President Donald Trump is already throwing around one person he thinks should take over the chipmaking giant: former Apple CEO Tim - Nov 12, 2026, 6:52 PM: [Trump urged Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to fight for job before resignation]() — Crypto Briefing (Specialist) Nvidia's leadership change amid scrutiny may impact market stability and influence Colette Kress's chances of becoming permanent CEO. - Nov 13, 2026, 12:30 AM: [Value Nvidia, not Huang]() — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center)