Hours after Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia's chief executive, President Donald Trump proposed former Apple CEO Tim Cook as his successor.
President Donald Trump on Thursday proposed former Apple CEO Tim Cook as the next chief executive of Nvidia, hours after Jensen Huang resigned from the chipmaker.
"Now that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned, after doing an excellent job, there is only one person who can take his place: Tim Cook of Apple," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "A legend can replace a legend!"
According to Srugim, Huang announced on Thursday that he was stepping down from all his positions at Nvidia. The Israeli outlet reported that his resignation came after it emerged he had a close romantic relationship with a woman suspected, with a high degree of likelihood, of being a Chinese spy. The woman allegedly worked to help Beijing circumvent the US embargo on advanced chips.
Srugim also reported that a second relationship, with another senior executive at the company, came to light on Thursday morning. According to the outlet, that revelation led Nvidia's board members to discuss Huang's possible removal.
Following the resignation, Nvidia's stock fell 13 percent in less than an hour to $151, its lowest value since July 2025, Srugim reported.
Cook began his career at IBM and joined Apple in 1998 at the request of then-CEO Steve Jobs. According to Srugim, he became Apple's chief executive in 2011 after Jobs's death and held the post for 15 years until retiring this past September.
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