Trump says Nvidia CEO told him he did not know the woman linked to him was a spy

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. "I know the FBI is looking into it," Trump said. "I think that he'll be ⁠in ​good shape," he added.

Huang is one of Trump's closest allies in Silicon Valley, and the relationship between the two dates to at ⁠least 2025. Over the past two years, he has repeatedly voiced support for the ⁠administration's agenda ⁠and become a regular presence in Washington as Nvidia sought to sell advanced chips to the Chinese market.