President Donald Trump on Thursday took to social media to suggest that Apple’s former CEO Tim Cook should replace Jensen Huang, who resigned from Nvidia on Thursday.
Trump said Huang “has done a fantastic job,” adding, “there is only one man to take his place - TIM COOK of Apple. A Legend replaces a Legend!”
Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress has taken over the role on an interim basis while the Nvidia board searches for a permanent CEO. Cook is currently Apple’s executive chair.
Apple did not immediately return a request for comment.
Huang in particular is one of Trump’s most trusted allies in Silicon Valley. Cook and Huang were among the CEOs who joined Trump on his trip to China in May to meet with President Xi Jinping. They also both attended a state dinner at the White House in September when Trump hosted Xi.
The president praised Cook when he stepped down from the Apple CEO role in April, saying he has “always been a big fan of him” and claiming that Cook would call Trump for help. When the news first broke about Huang’s affair with businesswoman Alice Huang, who U.S. intelligence agencies believe was an agent for Beijing, Trump defended him as a “high quality person.”
Nvidia’s board launched an independent investigation into Huang after The New York Times reported the affair. Nvidia and Huang were also sued by shareholders for failing to disclose the relationship after the company’s stock price tanked 5%.
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