US President Donald Trump on Nov. 9 (local time) voiced renewed support for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang over his admitted extramarital affair, telling reporters, "When I heard about it, first of all, I was amazed because I view him as a very high-quality person. I read his statement, and I believe he's suffering greatly," he said.
Trump said he was stunned by the revelations, describing Huang, whom he has known for years, as a person of very high character who had built a great American company, and expressed confidence he would weather the storm.
The comments came a day after Trump's first response, in which he called Huang "an honorable guy" who had "done an amazing job for our country." Asked by Bloomberg whether Huang should remain at the helm of Nvidia, Trump replied: "I think he should stay. Yes, absolutely."
On Wall Street, Nvidia shares bucked a broad rally, closing down 4.27% at $178.67 with its lowest close in seven months, after falling as much as 8.8% intraday. The drop erased over $190 billion (≈RMB 1.29 trillion), taking Nvidia's total market value to $4.31 trillion.
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