Trump backs Tim Cook to replace Jensen Huang at Nvidia

President Donald Trump named Tim Cook as his choice to replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia’s chief executive, after Huang resigned from the artificial intelligence company on November 12. Cook stepped down as Apple’s CEO earlier this year and became its executive chair.

Trump praised Huang’s performance in a post on Truth Social, then called Cook the sole candidate for the job, describing the move as one legend succeeding another. Trump has previously praised Cook as a strong manager and leader.

Huang’s departure followed allegations of relationships with Alice Huang, a Singapore-based woman who was described as a suspected Chinese spy, and Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s healthcare executive. The company’s board had been considering whether to remove Huang, and he resigned before it could do so.

Huang had recently visited the White House and traveled with Trump to China in May. Nvidia’s next CEO was not named.