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Nvidia's Jensen Huang on China trip: ‘President Trump asked me to come’

Cnbc · · 329 words · By Kai Nicol-Schwarz; Evelyn Cheng
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“Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that U.S. President Donald Trump "asked me to come" to the China summit in Beijing”
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Multiple independent sources (MSN, CNBC, and other web results) report that Jensen Huang stated President Trump asked him to join the China trip.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is making a state visit to China. This visit is Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jen-Hsun Huang (Chinese: 黃仁勳; pinyin: Huáng Rénxūn; Tâi-lô: N̂g Jîn-hun; born February 17, 1963), commonly anglicized as Jensen Huang, is a Taiwanese and American business executive and electrical eng…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_Huang
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“Huang was a later addition to the high-stakes trip on Tuesday, after his name was noticably absent from a list of executives making the trip, shared by a White House official on Monday.”
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Multiple sources, including CNBC and MSN, confirm that Huang was a later addition to the trip after being noticeably absent from the initial list shared by a White House official on Monday.
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“After seeing the media coverage of Huang's absence from the delegation, Trump called the Nvidia executive and asked him to join, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC on Wednesday.”
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Web search results from multiple sources indicate that Trump called Huang to invite him after media coverage highlighted his absence from the original delegation list.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 16 to 18 September 2025, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to the United Kingdom with his wife, the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump. He was recei…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is making a state visit to China. This visit is Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jen-Hsun Huang (Chinese: 黃仁勳; pinyin: Huáng Rénxūn; Tâi-lô: N̂g Jîn-hun; born February 17, 1963), commonly anglicized as Jensen Huang, is a Taiwanese and American business executive and electrical eng…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_Huang
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“Huang flew to Alaska to board Air Force One, the source said.”
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The claim is supported by a cross-reference from CNBC and corroborated by the general narrative of the event in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is making a state visit to China. This visit is Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second …
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“In a social media post, Trump confirmed Huang was on board Air Force One and denied that the Nvidia boss had not been invited”
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PC Gamer and other web search results explicitly quote Trump confirming Huang was on Air Force One and dismissing reports that he hadn't been invited as 'FAKE NEWS'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jen-Hsun Huang (Chinese: 黃仁勳; pinyin: Huáng Rénxūn; Tâi-lô: N̂g Jîn-hun; born February 17, 1963), commonly anglicized as Jensen Huang, is a Taiwanese and American business executive and electrical eng…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 16 to 18 September 2025, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to the United Kingdom with his wife, the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump. He was recei…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is making a state visit to China. This visit is Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second …
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“The delegation includes Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, BlackRock's CEO Larry Fink and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, among others.”
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Three independent sources (RT World News, a White House official report, and a report on the arrival in Beijing) confirm the presence of Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Larry Fink, and Kelly Ortberg in the delegation.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Beast is already on the tarmac at Beijing Capital International. The delegation invited by the President includes Elon Musk of Tesla, Tim Cook of Apple, Larry Fink of BlackRock, Kelly Ortberg of B…
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web search NEUTRAL — The delegation reportedly includes Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, and Meta President Dina Powell McCor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tesla chief Elon Musk, Apple's Tim Cook, BlackRock chief Larry Fink and Boeing chief Kelly Ortberg are among those invited to join the presidential trip, according to a White House official who spoke …
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/trump-invites-elon-musk-…
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