Trump backs Tim Cook to replace Jensen Huang at Nvidia

Nvidia’s CFO is leading the chipmaker on an interim basis. Huang’s resignation followed reports of affairs, including one involving an alleged Chinese spy.

Trump posted his recommendation on Truth Social shortly after the resignation was announced. “NOW THAT Nvidia CEO JENSEN HUANG, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is only one man to take his place - TIM COOK of Apple,” he wrote. “A Legend replaces a Legend!”

Trump made the case again in an episode of Stephen A. Smith’s Straight Shooter podcast published the same day. Asked whether Huang could be replaced, he said the job would be difficult but that he had “sort of just released” the idea of Cook, who had “semi-retired” from Apple.

Trump said Cook had done “one of the greatest jobs in the history of business.” He also argued Apple “would never be what it is today” if Steve Jobs were still “around,” crediting Cook with turning ideas and designs from Jobs and others into one of the world’s great companies.