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Bessent is calling for a “dramatic shakeup” at Nvidia and urging the company to appoint an outside chief executive, CNBC reports. It is a fresh public intervention in questions about the company’s leadership, not evidence that Nvidia’s board has agreed to make a change.
Why it mattersCNBC’s account also says Bessent criticised Howard Lutnick’s department over suspected chip diversion to China while defending President Donald Trump’s handling of the matter. That is the context for his remarks, not proof that diversion occurred. Nvidia’s board has been weighing potential successors, but a call for an outside chief executive is not a board decision. Should the board give political pressure any weight, or keep its leadership choices separate from Washington’s disputes?
Discuss: Should Nvidia’s board give political pressure any weight, or keep its leadership choices separate from Washington’s disputes?
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NVIDIA Watch Update What changedTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent questioned whether Nvidia pursued potentially illicit chip sales to boost revenue and earnings, CNBC reports. The remarks widen his criticism beyond the call for an outside chief executive already covered in the live story, but they are questions, not proof of wrongdoing.
Bessent also questioned Nvidia’s financial disclosures, pointing to a rise in reported Singapore revenue as China sales fell. CNBC says Nvidia stopped reporting Singapore revenue separately in November 2025, explaining that it changed its method to use customers’ headquarters rather than billing addresses.
The report adds that Bessent said the board should look outside the company for a successor and that other executives should face scrutiny over export-control compliance.
Sources and evidence
- Bessent calls for ‘dramatic shakeup’ at Nvidia, urges outside CEO - CNBC: CNBC reports that Scott Bessent questioned whether Nvidia pursued potentially illicit chip sales to boost earnings, challenged its financial disclosures, and called for scrutiny of other executives’ export-control compliance.
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NVIDIA Watch Update What changedJensen Huang and Nvidia representatives have agreed to a voluntary, closed-door interview with three House committees on 1 December, TRT World reports, citing Reuters and committee chair John Moolenaar. The committees had invited Huang for a transcribed interview and said a subpoena could follow if he did not co-operate; Moolenaar says the agreement removes the immediate need for one.
The committees want to examine questions about access to privileged information and Nvidia’s approach to AI and export controls. Those are the stated subjects of the inquiry, not findings of wrongdoing.
TRT World also reports that President Donald Trump recommended Apple executive chair Tim Cook as Nvidia’s next chief executive. That is a political suggestion, not a board decision or an indication that Cook has accepted the role.
Sources and evidence
- Bessent calls for 'dramatic shakeup' at Nvidia, as Huang agrees to testify - TRT World: TRT World reports that Jensen Huang and Nvidia representatives agreed to a voluntary closed-door House interview on 1 December, and that Donald Trump recommended Tim Cook to lead Nvidia.
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