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Rubio warned Trump about Nvidia CEO's Chinese 'spy' affair months ago. Did he ignore it?

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Rubio warned Trump about Nvidia CEO's Chinese 'spy' affair months ago. Did he ignore it?

US President Donald Trump has said he does not recall reading a memo in which secretary of state Marco Rubio flagged Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with an alleged Chinese spy.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said the intelligence warning may have been mentioned to him but did not make much of an impact. He said, "I would certainly check with the intelligence people.

It could have been mentioned. Certainly, it didn't make much of an impact on me."This comes as the FBI investigates Huang's association with the accused Chinese operative, Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le.Despite the allegations, Trump continued to defend the Nvidia chief, saying he had personally questioned him about his association with Alice Huang."He said, 'I had no idea she was a spy', and I really believe him," Trump told reporters.The US President also said he expected Huang to be in a good position as the FBI examined the matter."I know the FBI is looking into it in terms of something else, and I think that he'll be in good shape," Trump said.Trump had earlier expressed confidence in…