Trump says Jensen Huang told him he didn’t know the person he had an affair with 'was a spy'

President Donald Trump said he checked in on Jensen Huang as the Nvidia CEO was caught up in an affair scandal. MANDEL NGAN / AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump is sticking by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.At an impromptu White House press conference on Monday with Dana White, Trump said he had checked in on the exec earlier that day to see how he was doing.On Sunday, Huang admitted to having an extramarital affair, and Nvidia's board of directors said it was opening an investigation into whether the CEO was the "target of a foreign intelligence effort."Trump said that on a phone call Monday, he asked Huang directly about the allegations that the woman was a spy."He said he had absolutely no idea that the person in question was a spy," Trump told reporters at the White House. "I asked him that question. 'Did you have any idea that she was a spy?' Said, 'I had no idea that she was a spy,' and I really believe him."Trump also praised Huang and said he felt "very confident that he'll be in good shape."Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The New York Times has reported that US intelligence officials believe the woman at the center of the scandal, Alice Huang, was recruited to gather information about Nvidia for the Chinese government.The scandal has led to speculation about whether Huang will maintain his role as CEO of Nvidia. Read next Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Kelsey Vlamis is a senior reporter for Business Insider, where she covers business and tech news. She also writes business stories about travel, luxury, and culture. Previously, she covered the environment, outdoors, and indigenous issues.Her feature story "Disaster at 18,200 feet" received awards from the New York Press Club and the North American Travel Journalists Association, as well as honorable mention from the Society of American Travel Writers. She has also received an American Journalism Online Award for her coverage on missing and murdered Indigenous people in Wyoming.She's appeared on CBS, NPR, NBC, and other outlets to discuss her reporting. She previously worked on the world news desk at the BBC in London and received a master's in journalism from Northwestern University.She can be reached by email at kvlamis@businessinsider.com or via the encrypted-messaging app Signal at kelseyv.21. Donald Trump