# Bessent criticizes Commerce Department over Nvidia export control delays

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7 outlets covering · First listed: Crypto Briefing, Nov 13, 2026, 12:43 PM · Read it: <https://cryptobriefing.com/bessent-criticizes-commerce-department-over-nvidia-export-control-delays/>

Internal discord over export controls may lead to leadership changes and policy shifts, impacting U.S. tech trade and geopolitical dynamics.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 8:30 AM: [A profile of interim Nvidia CEO Colette Kress, who joined in 2013 after working at Cisco and Microsoft; as CFO, Kress criticized US export controls on China (Adam Satariano/New York Times)](<https://www.techmeme.com/261112/p31>) — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 13, 2026, 8:00 AM: [Bessent points finger at Commerce Department in Nvidia scandal as Trump advisers discuss possible Lutnick ouster](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxOSndiVUY0YWtORGZNSjA2UDBwMy1DR1VUbEpTdUFsZmE5bXdOQVFKNF9qSThVRDdnRWhEcmhtZEM2ckJVVWlQRDMyd2N2STk5MHFuUEQxTjgtQUd1RkM3NmV2d1hZN2xCamlOVGFMV2o1SldxazFWTlY3Y1BTRFJjQlpFdTA?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 13, 2026, 8:55 AM: [Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent points finger at Howard Lutnick, Commerce Department over Nvidia chip scandal](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/scott-bessent-points-finger-at-howard-lutnick-over-nvidia-chip-scandal/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blamed the Commerce Department for the Trump administration not acting sooner against a Nvidia customer accused of illegally diverting sensitive AI chips to China.
- Nov 13, 2026, 9:54 AM: [Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxPQmthd2p1bWNiTUNEQ1puWC14bVlmeTJ2MjVIcGN2ZEkzdVlncWJYVUZ2TGdEdzRQd1NCb2RGRG5ZRm9RX3BXMVJfd25SQjVzdEN1RTdpc2VkSkdlVkxGMW5CNURkb3gxS25uYzRuZGFqZjV5Mk1KSXlCR2NaTlI4NHZudkZXUXduU0lXNmpMZHl4LWdoZk82akdoenV5c1piemdKX0RaSEw?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)
- Nov 13, 2026, 11:09 AM: [Bessent blames Lutnick's Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/bessent-blames-lutnicks-commerce-department-for-not-restricting-nvidia-chips-to-china>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left)
  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has come under increasing scrutiny because of his reportedly close relationship with Jensen Huang.
- Nov 13, 2026, 12:16 PM: [Lutnick under fire as Bessent blames Commerce Department in Nvidia crisis](<https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-11-13/lutnick-under-fire-as-bessent-blames-commerce-dept-in-nvidia-crisis>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  Nvidia chip controversy puts Lutnick in the hot seat as Congress demands answers
- Nov 13, 2026, 12:43 PM: [Bessent criticizes Commerce Department over Nvidia export control delays](<https://cryptobriefing.com/bessent-criticizes-commerce-department-over-nvidia-export-control-delays/>) — Crypto Briefing (Specialist)
  Internal discord over export controls may lead to leadership changes and policy shifts, impacting U.S. tech trade and geopolitical dynamics.