Jensen Huang’s Secret Meeting with Trump (Feat. Deepseek, NVIDIA, China, USA, Open AI Chat GPT)

After the DeepSeek controversy, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang had an emergency meeting with President Trump at the White House. Reports about their discussion are starting to leak through outlets like Reuters.

1. Donald Trump told reporters, “I can’t say what’s coming next, but we had a great meeting.”

2. NVIDIA released a statement through a spokesperson, saying, “We appreciate the opportunity to discuss semiconductor and AI policy with President Trump.” They added that Huang and Trump talked about strengthening U.S. leadership in tech and AI.

3. If you read between the lines, the wording from both sides is pretty careful.

4. Trump just said they had a “great meeting,” and Huang, through a spokesperson, only mentioned that they “discussed” things.

5. No mention of any agreement or decisions—just that they talked.

6. And then there’s Trump’s line: “I can’t say what’s coming next.” That feels loaded.

7. It sounds like something big might be happening with China.

8. There’s definitely some tension between Huang and Trump.

9. When Trump took office, big-name tech CEOs like Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos all showed up at his inauguration.

10. But Jensen Huang? He skipped it. Instead, he was in Beijing, celebrating Lunar New Year at NVIDIA’s China office.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visits China for celebration

11. Chinese state media and social platforms like Weibo and Xiaohongshu made sure everyone in China saw that.

12. Huang has also been openly frustrated with the U.S. government’s push for stricter rules on semiconductor exports to China.

13. He warned, “Restricting exports to most of the world won’t reduce AI risks—it’ll just threaten economic growth and America’s leadership.” He also called it a “major shift that threatens competition, the lifeblood of innovation.”

14. Now, let’s talk about campaign donations.

15. In the last election, NVIDIA gave 92% of its political donations to Democrats. Only 8% went to Trump.

16. That’s the second-highest percentage of donations to Democrats among major tech companies—right behind Apple.

17. So while Apple, Meta, and Amazon’s CEOs were at Trump’s inauguration, Huang was in China. Given NVIDIA’s influence, it’s hard to ignore.

18. The real question is: How will Trump respond?

Alphazen Insight

Elon Musk funneled 100% of his donations to Trump, while Jensen Huang skipped the inauguration to celebrate in Beijing. Now, after a tense White House meeting, NVIDIA is walking a tightrope between U.S. regulations and its China ties. Tech CEOs sure know how to keep things interesting.