Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Took a Call From Donald Trump in the Middle of an All-Hands
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received a phone call from President Trump during a company all-hands meeting, sparking internal discussion among employees. The incident occurred as Nvidia navigates complex AI policy debates and potential expansion through a new political action committee and a rumored acquisition of Hugging Face.
Why it matters
The interaction highlights the growing intersection of high-stakes AI corporate strategy and federal political influence as Nvidia seeks to shape future technology regulation.
Nvidia’s all-hands meetings typically involve Huang presenting or answering questions, on stage, to in-person staff at the company’s Santa Clara, California, headquarters, while thousands of remote employees tune in to a virtual livestream. During the meeting on Thursday, Huang received a call on his mobile phone, which he stepped aside to take.
Staffers could clearly hear Trump’s distinctive voice through Huang’s onstage microphone, although they couldn’t make out what he was saying. Less than a minute later, Huang returned to the stage and resumed the company meeting.
A spokesperson for Nvidia declined to comment on the incident. But staffers were abuzz about the president’s inadvertent interruption.
In a post on social media later that day, Trump congratulated Huang on Nvidia’s "incredible" quarterly sales and rosy financial forecast for next year. On Wednesday, Nvidia had reported second-quarter revenue of $96 billion, up 106 percent from the same period last year.
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