White House reportedly discussing Howard Lutnick's future as Commerce secretary
France 24, citing Reuters, reports that senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out following a spy scandal surrounding Jensen Huang, whom the outlet describes as Nvidia's now former CEO. The information comes from two people familiar with the situation who spoke to Reuters on Thursday. The piece also notes Reuters reported in June that the Trump administration had held off adding China's AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker CXMT and more than 100 other companies flagged as national security risks to a trade blacklist.
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White House reportedly discussing Howard Lutnick's future as Commerce secretary
Senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out in the wake of the spy scandal surrounding Nvidia's now former CEO Jensen Huang, two people familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday. In June, Reuters reported that the Trump administration had held off from adding China’s AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker CXMT and more than 100 other companies flagged as national security risks to a trade blacklist. FRANCE 24's Wassim
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