# Bessent accuses Lutnick of failing to prevent China from obtaining Nvidia chips

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5 outlets covering · First listed: PBS NewsHour, Nov 13, 2026, 5:50 PM · Read it: <https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/bessent-accuses-lutnick-of-failing-to-prevent-china-from-obtaining-nvidia-chips>

The fallout of Jensen Huang's downfall expanded into a public fight between two of President Trump's top advisers. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick of failing to prevent China from obtaining Nvidia's most advanced chips. Nick Schifrin looks at the finger-pointing and the ongoing efforts to control advanced technology exports to China.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 5:33 PM: [Critics say Lutnick failed to cut off diversion of Nvidia chips to China](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lutnick-nvidia-ai-chips-china/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is under fire from critics asking whether his ties to Chinese companies and friendship with ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang contributed to a lack of oversight over Nvidia AI chip sales.
- Nov 13, 2026, 4:00 AM: [Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce as he slams Nvidia chip ‘leakage’ to China](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/13/us-inflation-outlook-federal-reserve-rate-hike.html>) — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center)
  Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO days after admitting to an affair following scrutiny of his relationship with a woman reportedly deemed a Chinese spy.
- Nov 13, 2026, 9:17 AM: [Bessent points finger at Lutnick over Nvidia chip exports](<https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/lutnick-agrees-to-testify-before-congress-as-republicans-pile-on-the-embattled-commerce-secretary-151715681.html>) — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 13, 2026, 10:45 AM: [Bessent points finger at Lutnick as scrutiny over Nvidia chip sales to China intensifies](<https://www.ms.now/news/bessent-lutnick-nvidia-trump-huang-chips>) — MS NOW (TV network, United States, rated Left)
  Howard Lutnick, Trump’s commerce secretary, has agreed to testify before the Senate Banking Committee amid fallout from Nvidia’s spy scandal.
- Nov 13, 2026, 5:50 PM: [Bessent accuses Lutnick of failing to prevent China from obtaining Nvidia chips](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/bessent-accuses-lutnick-of-failing-to-prevent-china-from-obtaining-nvidia-chips>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left)
  The fallout of Jensen Huang's downfall expanded into a public fight between two of President Trump's top advisers. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick of failing to prevent China from obtaining Nvidia's most advanced chips. Nick Schifrin looks at the finger-pointing and the ongoing efforts to control advanced technology exports to China.