Sen. Kennedy Says Reports of Nvidia CEO Huang's Alleged Spy Affair Appear Largely True
Photo: The New York TimesSen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said Thursday on CNN's "The Arena" that he believes there is substantial truth in reports of an alleged affair between Nvidia's Jensen Huang and a woman U.S. officials say is a Chinese spy, though he does not know whether President Donald Trump knew of it. Host Kasie Hunt noted reports that Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed Trump on the matter while Huang was flying on Air Force One to a state visit to China. Kennedy said he had heard Trump deny in a CNN interview the previous night that he knew. He declined to accuse anyone, but said the reporting is detailed and people are not denying it. He called for answers before Christmas. Also Thursday, in Oxon Hill, Md., Piero Tozzi of the America First Policy Institute said the episode clarifies matters and should push the U.S. to rethink its export control policy.
The New York Times, the left-leaning source, treats the affair as a window into Chinese espionage. Its headline says romance can be a long game, and it stresses what U.S. officials say about the woman and the role of intimate relationships in spy operations. Its excerpt does not mention Trump, Rubio or Kennedy. Right-leaning outlets center on Washington's response. Breitbart leads with Kennedy's CNN comments, quoting Hunt's question about whether Trump should have let Huang fly on Air Force One, and calls Huang a former CEO. The Daily Signal calls him the Nvidia CEO and leads with China experts, such as Tozzi, urging a rethink of export controls. Both sides agree on the core allegation. They differ in whether they stress espionage tradecraft or political and policy fallout. The Times of India adds Kennedy's remark that people have affairs and his suggestion to check their LinkedIn page.
How the sides differ Left sources explain how romance figures in Chinese espionage; right sources focus on what Trump knew and on export controls; alternative sources highlight Kennedy's remarks.
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The New York Times frames the story as an example of how China uses intimate relationships in long-term espionage, citing U.S. officials, without the political fallout in its excerpt.
The Times of India headlines Sen. John Kennedy's quips, telling people to check the LinkedIn page and saying people have affairs, in discussing the alleged spy affair.
Breitbart leads with Kennedy's CNN remarks about Trump and what he knew, while The Daily Signal features China experts, including Piero Tozzi, urging a rethink of export controls.