White House discussing Howard Lutnick's future as Commerce secretary: Reuters
Lawmakers are pressing for tougher export controls as the Commerce Department faces criticism for leaving dozens of Chinese firms off a trade blacklist.
- On Thursday, the White House maintained confidence in Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick despite internal discussions about his future, following the spy scandal surrounding Nvidia's now-former CEO Jensen Huang.
- Huang resigned as CEO of Nvidia on Thursday after revelations of an affair with Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed whom U.S. authorities suspect of spying for Beijing.
- Lawmakers including Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Richard Neal demanded answers on Thursday regarding the administration's approval of chip sales to Chinese firms with concerning links to the Chinese government and military.
- Axios reported on Wednesday that Lutnick stalled Trump's crackdown on chip diversion, as the Commerce Department has not posted additions to the trade blacklist since October 2025, the longest stretch in over a decade.
- Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton urged Lutnick on Thursday to ban CXMT from the U.S. market, arguing it poses a growing risk to American economic and military prosperity.
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️ — Republican Senator John Kennedy on former NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang:
Apparently, the Department of Commerce greenlit the sale of $4 billion in advanced chips to the spy’s company. I'd like to hear from the Secretary of the Treasury. And more to the point, the Secretary of Commerce. I mean, why were they selling the...
Politicians from both camps in the US criticise Nvidia's chip exports. Trump's trade minister is supposed to ask questions, demanding senators.
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