Kaitlan Collins Skewers Trump as Republicans Break Away
The CNN host’s sources warned of a GOP division over a disgraced tech billionaire.
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins has humiliated President Donald Trump over his own party calling for an investigation into his disgraced billionaire buddy, ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
On Thursday, 63-year-old Huang resigned as president and CEO of the world’s second-most valuable company after reports of multiple alleged extramarital affairs, including with two subordinates at Nvidia.
He also confirmed an adulterous relationship with Alice Huang, a business executive at the Singapore-based AI infrastructure firm Megaspeed. U.S. intelligence believes that Huang, a Chinese citizen who is unrelated to the tech billionaire, could be a spy for Beijing.
Donald Trump with Jensen Huang, after presenting him with the National Medal of Science during the “A New Golden Age” on Oct. 8, 2026.
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Nvidia designs and manufactures specialized computer chips, software, and systems that power modern graphics and AI, and has a close working relationship with the U.S.
Republicans on Capitol Hill now want Huang to appear before Congress early next month to examine concerns over national security breaches, with a Senate panel pushing Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify.
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On The Source on Thursday, Collins addressed the “scandal” involving what she called “perhaps the most important company, in the most important industry to the American economy,” and highlighted the growing number of Republicans looking for answers over the White House’s involvement with Nvidia.
The FBI has been investigating Huang’s affair “for at least a year,” according to Collins, and said there has been “heavy scrutiny” over how the White House has handled the national security warnings over the Nvidia scandal, noting they had been elevated to Lutnick and the president himself.
Kaitlan Collins dives into the Nvidia scandal on CNN.
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Trump called the billionaire on Tuesday and urged him to keep fighting for his job, according to reporting in The New York Times.
Collins played clips of Trump continuing to praise Huang “even as the scandal has unfolded,” including the president saying on Sunday, “I think he’s an honorable guy, I think he probably has an excuse for it,” and on Monday, “I believe he’s suffering greatly.”
When asked if he had been briefed on the investigations into the billionaire, Trump said in the White House on Monday, “It could have been mentioned… certainly it didn’t make much of an impact on me.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio “personally briefed” Trump about the incident, Collins stated, citing a CNN source. “And despite those warnings, Jensen Huang still got on Air Force One with the president and flew with him to Beijing earlier this year,” she said.
Eric and Lara Trump Elon Musk, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, and Jensen Huang leave Air Force One on arrival at Beijing Capital Airport on May 13, 2026.
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Referencing Huang’s business deal negotiated with Trump, the host said the billionaire’s relationship with the president clearly “has paid off not only for his company and for China,” noting that the president had agreed to let Nvidia sell its chips on the Chinese market in exchange for giving the U.S. government 25 percent of its profits.
She said, “That, of course, is what has led to these talks that are happening on Capitol Hill tonight to have [Huang] come behind closed doors to testify as soon as next week, potentially.”
Collins also pointed out reports of dissent among the GOP over the handling of the issue, noting, “There’s a growing consensus, including among Republicans, that… Lutnick has some serious questions to answer as well.”
Jensen Huang stands next to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick at the White House in July.
Kylie Cooper/REUTERS
People seeking answers include North Dakota Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer, who told CNN on Thursday, “the reporting’s very concerning.”
Speaking to Fox News on Thursday, Republican Indiana Sen. Jim Banks said, “I would like for Secretary Lutnick ASAP to come testify before the Senate Banking Committee, because we have a lot of bipartisan questions and concerns about what’s happened over the last year that would allow some of these issues to continue to occur.”
Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who chairs the Senate Banking Committee, asked Huang to testify voluntarily in December, and warned that the committee would use its subpoena power if necessary.
“The American people deserve answers,” Scott wrote on X.
Natalie Harp and Jensen Huang at the White House in July.
Kylie Cooper/REUTERS
Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy told CNN on Thursday afternoon that Lutnick is “gonna be called to testify in front of Congress. And I will understand the Secretary of Treasury has some concerns about this. I want to hear from Scott Bessent.”
Kennedy added, “This is serious as an aneurysm.”
The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.
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