Kevin Cramer says Huang should resign because he is vulnerable to blackmail
Kevin CramerRepublican senator from North Dakota and member of the Senate Banking Committee, speaking to CNBC
Repeating his call for Huang to resign, Cramer tells CNBC that what Alice Huang may know about Huang could be used against him and that the national security risk is too great.
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U.S. intelligence officials believe Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive with a close relationship to Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, was working for China's Ministry of State Security, making him the target of a Chinese intelligence effort.
“This is a guy that's right now so vulnerable to extortion, blackmail. I just don't think, as a national security matter, we can run the risk.”
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Nvidia's board investigates reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the target of a Chinese intelligence effort; Huang admits an affair and China calls the spy allegation a smear
On November 8, 2026, Nvidia's board said it was opening an independent investigation after news reports that its founder and chief executive, Jensen Huang, had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. The New York Times reported in October that U.S. intelligence officials believe Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company that buys Nvidia chips, was working for China's Ministry of State Security and had a close relationship with Jensen Huang; the two are not related. The Financial Times later reported that the U.S. government believes the relationship was romantic. In a message to staff the same day, Huang said he had been unfaithful to his wife and that he supports the investigation. The board says it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised. China's Foreign Ministry calls the spy allegation unsubstantiated and a smear.
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CNBC report on November 11, 2026, quoting Sen. Kevin Cramer, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam and Rep. Don Bacon saying Jensen Huang should resign, and House committee chairs Brian Mast and John Moolenaar saying they could subpoena Huang if he does not agree to appear on November 18.
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CNBC reports that Cramer doubled down on his call for Huang to resign. Cramer tells CNBC that, as a matter of his own conscience, Huang should resign, and that what bothers him is not knowing what Alice Huang knows about Huang that could be used.
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CNBC reports that House committee chairs set a deadline that day for Huang to agree to testify on November 18.
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The reference point is the reported relationship between Jensen Huang and Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence officials reportedly believe was working for Chinese intelligence, and whether it put U.S. or Nvidia secrets at risk. Cramer says the relationship leaves Huang open to extortion and blackmail and that he should resign, which condemns Huang's conduct as a national security risk.
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