Nvidia and the Trump administration: Commerce, competition and controversy
How the tech giant’s deal with the government could shift US industrial policy and constitutional limits
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THE relationship between the Trump administration and Nvidia has emerged as one of the most consequential and controversial corporate-government partnerships of 2025.
What began as potential antitrust scrutiny has transformed into an unprecedented arrangement that raises fundamental questions about national security, constitutional authority and the growing intersection of business interests with presidential power.
At the centre stands Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive officer, who successfully lobbied US President Donald Trump to reverse export restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China. The policy shift represents a dramatic departure from previous efforts to maintain American technological superiority through export controls.
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