According to BlockBeats, President Donald Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in the middle of the company's all-hands meeting on Aug. 29, a surprise interruption that briefly pulled Huang offstage. Huang was hosting the event at Nvidia's headquarters in Santa Clara, California, when he received the call and stepped away. Employees in the audience could hear Trump's voice through the microphone, though the conversation's contents were not clearly audible. Huang returned to the stage after about a minute. Later that day, Trump took to social media to congratulate Nvidia on its latest earnings, calling the quarterly sales figures "incredible." Nvidia had reported second-quarter revenue of $96 billion, up 106% year over year. The call came as Nvidia continues to strengthen its policy influence in Washington, announcing the formation of an employee-funded political action committee (PAC) that same day. Nvidia and the U.S. government remain at odds over issues such as advanced chip sales to China and regulation of open-source AI models. Meanwhile, market speculation emerged that Nvidia plans to acquire open-source AI platform Hugging Face for more than $13 billion, a deal that could face antitrust scrutiny if it advances.
BlockBeats reported on Aug. 29 that President Donald Trump unexpectedly called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during the company's all-hands meeting, briefly pulling him offstage.
Inside the call
Huang was hosting the meeting at Nvidia's headquarters in Santa Clara, California, when the call arrived. He stepped away from the stage to take it, and employees could hear Trump's voice through the microphone, though the exact conversation was not audible. Huang returned about a minute later and resumed the event.
Earnings and political moves
Later that day, Trump congratulated Nvidia on its latest earnings on social media, calling the quarterly sales "incredible." Nvidia previously reported second-quarter revenue of $96 billion, up 106% year over year.
The call came as Nvidia continues to strengthen its policy influence in Washington. That same day, the company announced an employee-funded political action committee (PAC). Nvidia and the U.S. government remain at odds over advanced chip sales to China and the regulation of open-source AI models.
Hugging Face acquisition rumors
Market speculation has emerged that Nvidia plans to acquire open-source AI platform Hugging Face for more than $13 billion. If the deal proceeds, it could face U.S. antitrust review.
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