Trump Meets Nvidia CEO, Vows to Impose Tariffs on Chips

The meeting took place amid U.S. scrutiny of Chinese artificial intelligence growth.

(Left) Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Las Vegas on Jan. 6, 2025. (Right) President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 31, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon and Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump met with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on the afternoon of Jan. 31, following reports that the administration is looking for new ways to restrict artificial intelligence (AI) chip sales in China.

The meeting marked the first between the two since Trump took office.