WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday said he spoke to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after a media report linked him to a businesswoman accused of passing information to China, and that Huang told him that he had no idea that the woman was a spy.
Nvidia's board launched a probe after the New York Times said Huang had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman whom US intelligence officials believe shared information with Beijing. Nvidia shares hit a seven-month low on Monday.
Trump, who said he had spoken to Huang on Monday, said he was "amazed" by the allegations and that the FBI was now looking into the issue.
"I asked him that question 'Did you have any idea that she was a spy?' He said 'I had no idea that she was a spy' and I really believe him," Trump told a White House briefing.
