Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns as scandal erupts, Trump urges him to stay
Huang stepped down after affairs linked to a suspected Chinese spy; CFO Colette Kress named interim chief while Trump defended the departing executive.
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Trump backed Nvidia's Jensen Huang till end, urged him to fight for job amid China spy scandal: Report
Photograph: Times of India (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO after two affairs, one with a suspected Chinese spy.
- President Donald Trump urged Huang to fight for his job before the resignation and later said he was “going through hell”.
- CFO Colette Kress will act as interim CEO while Nvidia searches for a permanent replacement.
- Centre outlets highlighted the resignation and scandal; right‑leaning outlets stressed Trump’s personal defence of Huang.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 23 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 14 of the 37 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
60/100
Hype
45/100
37 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 23 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Nvidia announced on 12 November that co‑founder Jensen Huang would step down as chief executive after reports surfaced of two extramarital affairs, including one with a woman identified by U.S. intelligence as a suspected Chinese spy. The company also said Huang would leave the board and that chief financial officer Colette Kress would assume the role of interim CEO while a permanent successor is sought.
U.S. President Donald Trump called Huang a “legend” and, according to multiple reports, urged him on a phone call to fight to retain his position. After Huang’s resignation, Trump told reporters that the former chief was “going through hell” because of the scandal’s impact on his family.
The resignation has sent Nvidia shares down about 4.8 % and sparked speculation about the future of the company’s AI roadmap and its relationship with the Chinese market.
“"He's going through hell"”
4.8%
Share price decline
Nvidia shares fell after the resignation was announced
Blind spot
No left‑rated outlet ran the story, leaving that part of the media landscape without coverage of the resignation and Trump’s comments.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 13 Nov 2026, 03:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang looks on during the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference in San Jose, California, US, Mar 17, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria)
Channel News Asia — embedded from source
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Centre
11 rated outlets
- Centre‑rated outlets led on the factual sequence of Huang’s resignation, the nature of the affairs, and the appointment of Colette Kress as interim chief. The Channel News Asia report detailed the two extramarital relationships, named the suspected spy, and quoted Trump saying he “maintains complete confidence” in Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. It also reproduced Trump’s comment that Huang was “going through hell”. Digests from Investing.com, The Lufkin News, Ilta‑Sanomat, INTELLINEWS, Reuters and ZN.UA echoed these points, noting the resignation, the spy allegation and the interim CEO, but did not add further colour.
Right
11 rated outlets
- Right‑rated outlets foregrounded Trump’s personal defence of Huang. The Times of India full report quoted Trump calling Huang a “legend”, described his trip to China with Xi Jinping, and highlighted Trump’s praise of Huang in a White House interview. Digests from CNBC‑TV18, India Today, DailyMail and the Australian Financial Review repeated the claim that Trump urged Huang to fight for his job, but did not include the “legend” language.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns as scandal erupts, Trump urges him to…?
- Of the 23 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 4% are rated left, 48% are rated centre, 48% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 37. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns as scandal erupts, Trump urges him to… left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 23 rated outlets on this story, 4% are rated left, 48% are rated centre, 48% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns as scandal erupts, Trump urges him to… biased?
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns as scandal erupts, Trump urges him to stay is one event reported by 37 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns as scandal erupts, Trump urges him to…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns as scandal erupts, Trump urges him to…?
- 37 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Why did Jensen Huang resign from Nvidia?
- Huang stepped down after reports of two extramarital affairs, one involving a woman suspected of spying for China, created a scandal that threatened the company’s reputation and its ties to the U.S. administration.
- What role will Colette Kress play at Nvidia?
- Colette Kress, Nvidia’s chief financial officer, will serve as interim chief executive while the board conducts a search for a permanent replacement, according to the company’s announcement.
- What did Donald Trump say about Huang after his resignation?
- Trump told reporters that Huang was “going through hell” because of the scandal’s impact on his family, and earlier he had called Huang a “legend” and urged him to fight to keep his job.
- How did the market react to Huang’s departure?
- Nvidia’s share price dropped about 4.8 % after the resignation was announced, reflecting investor concern over the leadership change and the surrounding scandal.
Read it at the source
38 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
11- Trump urged Jensen Huang to fight for his job ahead of resignation as Nvidia CEO: Report (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Hindustan Times — is Hindustan Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump to the Last Tried to Keep the Head of Nvidia From Firing (opens ZN.UA Зеркало недели in a new tab)
ZN.UA Зеркало недели — is ZN.UA Зеркало недели biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump had urged Jensen Huang to fight for his job, New York Times reports (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
New Strait Times — is New Strait Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump had urged Jensen Huang to fight for his job, New York Times reports (opens The Lufkin News in a new tab)
The Lufkin News — is The Lufkin News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump had urged Jensen Huang to fight for his job, New York Times reports (opens Investing.com in a new tab)
Investing.com — is Investing.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NOW: Trump Urged Jensen Huang to Fight for His Job (opens Ilta-Sanomat in a new tab)
Ilta-Sanomat — is Ilta-Sanomat biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Says Huang Is "Passing Through Hell" After His Departure From Nvidia (opens Hola News in a new tab)
- Trump Had Urged Nvidia的s Jensen Huang to Fight for His Job (opens INTELLINEWS in a new tab)
INTELLINEWS — is INTELLINEWS biased? Our profile of this outlet
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- Trump had urged Jensen Huang to fight for his job, New York Times reports (opens Reuters in a new tab)
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns amid deepening scandal, leaving AI chip giant at crossroads (opens Channel News Asia in a new tab)
Channel News Asia — is Channel News Asia biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Would Have Asked Jensen Huang to Fight for His Position (opens El Diario in a new tab)
El Diario — is El Diario biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
Right
12- Shortly before the resignation of former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Donald Trump urged him to fight for his position (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Called on Huang to Fight for His Position: Espionage, Chips in China and Fear for Wall Street (opens Protothema in a new tab)
Protothema — is Protothema biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Companies Linked to ‘Jensen Huang Scandal’ Alice Huang Secretly Invest in China’s DeepSeak… Suspicions Spread Over Indirect Supply of Nvidia Chips (opens 조선일보 in a new tab)
조선일보
- Trump urged Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to fight on (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
The Straits Times — is The Straits Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Encouraged Jensen Huang to 'Fight to Keep His Job' Before Resignation (opens 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency in a new tab)
연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency — is 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump's Advice to Jensen Huang, Accused of Three Affairs: Fight for Your Job (opens आज तक in a new tab)
आज तकOpinion
- Trump backed Nvidia's Jensen Huang till end, urged him to fight for job amid China spy scandal: Report (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- “Alice Hwang Imports NVIDIA Chips in 2024... Co-Founded a Chinese AI Company” (opens 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency in a new tab)
연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency
Show 4 more
- Trump had urged Jensen Huang to fight for his job, says report (opens CNBC-TV18 in a new tab)
- Trump called Jensen Huang, urged him to fight for Nvidia top job: Report (opens India Today in a new tab)
India Today — is India Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Donald Trump praises Jensen Huang as he weighs in on his downfall (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
dailymail.com — is dailymail.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump called Jensen Huang, urged him to fight for his job (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Australian Financial Review — is Australian Financial Review biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
14- Donald Trump Urged Jensen Huang to ‘Fight for His Job’ Before Nvidia CEO Resigned; DOJ Yet to Conclude Spy Allegation (opens Pragativadi in a new tab)
Pragativadi — is Pragativadi biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Says Turmoil's Effect on Huang's Family Was Most Painful (opens TokenPost in a new tab)
- President Donald Trump's Phone Call Before Nvidia CEO Resigned. (opens Báo điện tử Dân Trí in a new tab)
Báo điện tử Dân Trí — is Báo điện tử Dân Trí biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Says Huang Is “Passing Through Hell” After His Departure From Nvidia (opens El Comercio in a new tab)
El Comercio — is El Comercio biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Media: Trump Encouraged the Ex-Head of Nvidia to Continue to Fight for His Post (opens 1prime.ru in a new tab)
- Nvidia CEO Resigns to Testify Before Congress over Alleged Chinese Espionage. (opens 大紀元時報 in a new tab)
大紀元時報
- Jensen Huang Agrees to Testify Before US Congress (opens The CSR Journal in a new tab)
The CSR Journal — is The CSR Journal biased? Our profile of this outlet
- From Nvidia Semiconductor Imports to Server Smuggling Allegations… Investigation Into Alice Hwang Expands (opens Seoul Shinmun (서울신문) in a new tab)
Seoul Shinmun (서울신문) — is Seoul Shinmun (서울신문) biased? Our profile of this outlet
Show 6 more
- Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Third Affair Revealed; Will Testify Before US Congress on Ties to China (opens TV9 Hindi in a new tab)
- Trump on Jensen Huang's Resignation From Nvidia: "He's Going Through Hell - We Spoke Yesterday" (opens NewsBomb in a new tab)
- Trump Had Urged Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to Fight for His Job (opens BizToc in a new tab)
- Donald Trump Praises Jensen Huang Amid Debate Over His Downfall (opens NewsFinale in a new tab)
NewsFinale — is NewsFinale biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Jensen Huang and His Departure From Nvidia: What Trump Said About the Impact of the Scandal on His Family (opens Prensa Libre in a new tab)
Prensa Libre — is Prensa Libre biased? Our profile of this outlet
- 'He's Going Through Hell': Trump Spoke to Nvidia's Former CEO After Infidelity with Chinese Spy (opens elsiglodetorreon.com.mx in a new tab)
elsiglodetorreon.com.mx — is elsiglodetorreon.com.mx biased? Our profile of this outlet
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