Trump backs Tim Cook to succeed Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO

Cook replacing Huang will be like a legend replacing a legend, quipped Donald Trump on Truthsocial.

US President Donald Trump backs Tim Cook as next CEO of Nvidia. File Photo: AP via PTI
2 min read  |  Published: 12 Nov 2026

United States: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that former Apple CEO Tim Cook should replace Jensen Huang at Nvidia, after Huang quit over revelations of two affairs including one with an alleged Chinese spy.

"Now that Nvidia CEO JENSEN HUANG, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is only one man to take his place -- TIM COOK of Apple. A Legend replaces a Legend!" Trump said in his Truth Social post.

While President Trump's public endorsement of Tim Cook drew widespread attention, neither Nvidia nor Apple has issued an official statement regarding Cook's potential cross-company migration, making Trump's proposal an external political commentary rather than a corporate nomination.

As Wall Street processes the sudden departure of Huang and digests the heavy pre-market sell-off, all eyes remain fixed on Nvidia's upcoming earnings report on November 17 to gauge the chip giant's financial stability under interim stewardship.

(With inputs from PTI & ANI)

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