Report: Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during a staff meeting

In short: A report says Donald Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang while Huang was speaking at a live company-wide meeting, and employees briefly heard Trump’s voice.

What happened

A report from The New York Times says Donald Trump called Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, during an all-hands meeting. An all-hands is a company-wide meeting where employees hear updates directly from leadership.

According to the reporting, Huang was onstage when the call came in. He stepped aside to take it, and Trump’s voice was briefly audible through the microphone. Employees could not clearly make out what was said, and Huang returned to the stage in under a minute.

Wired, which also reported on the interruption, said Nvidia declined to comment.

The timing drew attention because Nvidia reportedly announced a new employee-funded political action committee the same day. A political action committee, often called a PAC, is a group that raises and spends money to support political candidates and causes.

Separate reporting described a wider pattern of direct contact between Trump and Huang about AI policy, export controls (rules about what technology can be sold to other countries), and US industrial strategy. Trump has publicly praised Huang and has said Huang calls him at night about those topics. The Times also cited an earlier example in 2026 when Trump called Huang to encourage him to join a China trip, and Nvidia said Huang attended at Trump’s invitation.

Why it matters

Nvidia makes the chips that power many AI systems. If a political leader is personally calling the head of a key supplier, it suggests AI rules and chip sales are being discussed in a very hands-on way, not only through formal agencies and lawmakers. That matters because decisions about AI regulation and chip exports to China can shape what AI tools are built, where they are sold, and how quickly they spread.

Source: NYTimes