Lutnick Under Fire in Nvidia Crisis

 

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Fallout from Jensen Huang’s ouster as Nvidia Corp. chief executive officer is reaching deep into Washington, where Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is confronting accusations that his department didn’t do enough to keep the company’s prized artificial intelligence chips out of China’s hands.

As the ultimate overseer of US export control programs, Lutnick is accountable for any policy or enforcement gaps that allowed Nvidia’s AI processors to reach unauthorized Chinese buyers. Internal tension over his role burst into the open on Friday when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blamed him for failing to blacklist a Singapore-based company, Megaspeed, over possible violations.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with:

  • Bloomberg News White House and Washington Correspondent Jeff Mason.
  • Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson (Ret.)
  • Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and S-3 Group Partner Ashley Davis.
  • Bloomberg Television Markets Correspondent Norah Mulinda.
  • Lumbra CEO and Co-Founder Aaron Brown.
  • Fortius Global Vice President Hannah Muldavin.
  • Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Gautam Mukunda.
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