Trump Cabinet Officials Clash Over China Spy Scandal Involving Nvidia CEO

A White House Situation Room meeting reportedly turned into a blowout between two of President Donald Trump's Cabinet secretaries after news broke that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with a suspect Chinese spy. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about delays in placing a company linked to the suspected spy on the Entity List, according to Fox News. The dispute arose after Lutnick allegedly failed to act on an intelligence memo warning of the potential threat posed by the company, which is run by Alice Huang, the suspected Chinese spy with whom Jensen Huang admitted to having an affair. [1]

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was accused of slow-rolling the process of putting Singapore-based Megaspeed International, one of Nvidia's largest customers, on the Entity List. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly lost his patience and confronted Lutnick during the Situation Room meeting, with other Cabinet officials reportedly taking Bessent's side, as reported by Fox News. The meeting occurred after Trump had previously approved actions against companies suspected of diverting Nvidia chips to China, according to Axios, but Lutnick hesitated to act despite the president's orders. [1]

Lutnick reportedly told the group that he would need to discuss the matter with Trump, even though the president had already ordered him to proceed. The group reportedly met with Trump later in the day, and the president reiterated his directive, saying, 'Let's get it done.' Despite this, Lutnick did not act immediately, stating he would develop options and return later. The group reportedly told him that Trump's decision was final and that Lutnick must 'go f---ing execute,' according to Fox News. [1]

A White House Situation Room meeting reportedly turned into a blowout between two of President Donald Trump's Cabinet secretaries after news broke that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with a suspect Chinese spy. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about delays in placing Singapore-based Megaspeed International, one of Nvidia's largest customers, on the Entity List, according to Fox News Politics. The meeting reportedly occurred after Lutnick received an intelligence memo detailing the potential threat posed by Megaspeed, which is run by Alice Huang, the suspected Chinese spy with whom Jensen Huang admitted to having an affair. [1]

Lutnick was accused of slow-rolling the process of putting Megaspeed on the Entity List, even though the president had already ordered him to proceed. According to the report, Bessent reportedly lost his patience and confronted Lutnick about why the export controls had not already been implemented. Other Cabinet officials reportedly took Bessent's side during the meeting. Lutnick claimed he would need to discuss the matter with Trump, despite the president's repeated orders to act on the issue. The meeting reportedly escalated tensions between the two officials, with Bessent reportedly telling Lutnick to "go f---ing execute" the president's directive. [1]

The situation reportedly came to a head after Trump ordered the placement of companies suspected of diverting Nvidia chips to China on the Entity List, a move aimed at protecting national security. Lutnick was at the center of the controversy, as he had received a memo informing him of the intelligence regarding Jensen Huang's relationship with a suspected Chinese spy and still did nothing to act. A spokesperson for the Commerce Department did not directly address the report of Lutnick's confrontation with Bessent, but emphasized that the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Treasury have a "great working relationship" and are committed to advancing Trump's agenda. [1]

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