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Rebecca Grant: Jensen Huang's Nvidia Exit Leaves National Security Questions Unanswered

Nov 13, 2026 · 9 min · 9 segments

Lexington Institute national security analyst Rebecca Grant joins Tiffany Meier after Jensen Huang steps down as Nvidia's president, CEO, and board member amid scrutiny over his affair with Alice…

Lexington Institute national security analyst Rebecca Grant joins Tiffany Meier after Jensen Huang steps down as Nvidia's president, CEO, and board member amid scrutiny over his affair with Alice Huang. She weighs the implications for U.S. investigations, Nvidia's future without its co-founder, and why the outcome may still benefit Beijing.

Lexington Institute national security analyst Rebecca Grant joins Tiffany Meier after Jensen Huang steps down as Nvidia's president, CEO, and board member amid scrutiny over his affair with Alice…

Speakers: Rebecca GrantGuestTiffany MeierHost

Top entities: Colette Kress×11 Jensen Huang×26 Donald Trump×6 Nvidia×51 United States×26

Show signals: SuitabilitySensitiveBiasRightApple charts#118 · Politics

Introducing Rebecca Grant2:42 – 2:52

Tiffany MeierHost

2:42

Joining us now is National Security Analyst Rebecca Grant, Vice President of the Lexington Institute.

Tiffany MeierHost

2:47

Rebecca, thank you so much for joining us.

Tiffany MeierHost

2:48

Always great to see you.

Tiffany MeierHost

2:49

First, what was your reaction to the resignation today?

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Artificial IntelligenceTechnology > Computing
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Introducing Rebecca Grant2:42 – 2:52

Tiffany MeierHost

2:42

Joining us now is National Security Analyst Rebecca Grant, Vice President of the Lexington Institute.

Tiffany MeierHost

2:47

Rebecca, thank you so much for joining us.

Tiffany MeierHost

2:48

Always great to see you.

Tiffany MeierHost

2:49

First, what was your reaction to the resignation today?

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