# The Jensen Huang scandal reaches Donald Trump’s cabinet

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10 outlets covering · First listed: The Economist, Nov 13, 2026, 3:12 PM · Read it: <https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/11/13/the-jensen-huang-scandal-reaches-donald-trumps-cabinet>

Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, is in the firing line

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 6:00 AM: [The Scandal Is Bigger Than Jensen Huang](<https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/11/nvidia-china-ai-regulation/689387/>) — The Atlantic (Magazine, United States, rated Lean left)
  No business executive should have so much political power that they can’t be held to account.
- Nov 12, 2026, 7:52 AM: [Jensen Huang resigns](<https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-megaspeed-china-singapore-huang-5403f152a601cf82ce939f1d24fffa0f>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:04 AM: [Jensen Huang Out At Nvidia After Affair Scandals](<https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-out-at-nvidia-after-affair-scandals/>) — Forbes (Magazine, United States, rated Center)
  The news comes after Nvidia shares plummeted more than 11% this week.
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:04 AM: [Jensen Huang is out as NVIDIA CEO](<https://www.engadget.com/2314584/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, 11:44 AM: [The Jensen Huang scandal is hardly over](<https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1032069/jensen-huang-resignation-affair-chips-smuggling>) — The Verge (Digital news, United States)
  I was certain, until the story of Jensen Huang's second affair hit, that Huang was bulletproof. After all, why wouldn't he be? He's placed himself indispensably at the center of the AI industry and famously had no succession plan at Nvidia. In fact, he's the only CEO Nvidia has ever had. L'état c'est moi. Then
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:59 PM: [5 takeaways from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang scandal](<https://thehill.com/homenews/analysis/6217604-nvidias-jensen-huang-resigned/>) — 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 13, 2026, 9:04 AM: [Nvidia scandal fallout widens as Trump's treasury secretary blames cabinet colleague](<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqvg2d1eg7zro>) — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  Scott Bessent suggests Howard Lutnick’s commerce department failed to ban exports of Nvidia's chips to a firm thought to have links with China.
- Nov 13, 2026, 9:58 AM: [The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/13/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huangs-affair-with-alleged-chinese-spy-a-timeline/>) — TechCrunch (Digital news, United States)
  Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure.
- Nov 13, 2026, 1:49 PM: [Two top Trump Cabinet officials go to war over China spy scandal amid explosive accusations: report](<https://www.foxnews.com/politics/two-top-trump-cabinet-officials-go-war-over-china-spy-scandal-amid-explosive-accusations-report>) — Fox News (TV network, United States, rated Right)
  A White House Situation Room meeting erupted after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a suspected Chinese spy tied to chip diversions was revealed.
- Nov 13, 2026, 3:12 PM: [The Jensen Huang scandal reaches Donald Trump’s cabinet](<https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/11/13/the-jensen-huang-scandal-reaches-donald-trumps-cabinet>) — The Economist (Magazine, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, is in the firing line
