President Donald Trump suggested the name Tim Cook to lead Nvidia after the resignation of CEO Jensen Huang. In the social network Truth Social, the head of state said that “there is only one man capable of taking his place”.
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12/11/2026
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O president of the United States, Donald Trump, suggested the name of Tim Cook, Chairman of Apple's Board of Directors, to succeed Jensen Huang, who resigned this Thursday from the position of CEO of Nvidia.
In a publication on Truth Social social network, the Republican argued that Huang “did a fantastic job” ahead of technology Nvidia and that “there is only one man capable of taking his place.”.
“ NOW THAT Nvidia's CEO, JENSEN HUANG, who did a fantastic job, quit, there's only one man who can take his place: TIM COOK from Apple. One legend replaces another legend!”, Trump wrote.
Jensen Huang resigned this Thursday from the position of CEO of Nvidia, after his extramarital relationship raised national security concerns, the Board of Directors announced.
Colette Kress, the current executive vice president and financial administrator, will assume the interim executive presidency, adds the statement of the Board of Directors (CA). However, the company's administration has already been looking for a successor.
Huang has been pressured to leave office in recent days, after his affair with a former Megaspeed executive and alleged Chinese spy came to the public. The New York Times reported that the woman Huang had an affair with was Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le.
On Wednesday, the local media advanced that the founder of Nvidia also had another extramarital case with an employee of technology.
Tim Cook left Apple's leadership at the end of August this year, after taking over as CEO for 15 years. He is currently the executive chairman of the board of the technological giant.