Bessent questions on TV whether Nvidia pressed "seemingly illicit sales" to boost revenue
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-11-16
Treasury Secretary Bessent said on Fox he wants to "keep coming back to what was the culture at Nvidia, and were they pressing these seemingly illicit sales to goose their revenues and their earnings?" Commenters were struck that an effective-altruist-aligned narrative apparently shaped the question. The remarks tie into the compliance controversy over Nvidia's China chip sales, a significant signal for the AI compute supply chain.
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