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Trump 'gaslighting' over Huang controversy: Kara Swisher

The Hill - Nov 13, 2026

Left-leaning journalist Kara Swisher criticized President Trump’s response to former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s scandal involving an extramarital affair with a suspected Chinese spy, saying the president is downplaying the seriousness of the allegations. “He has to say nothing's going on here … because if there were, he's in real trouble,” Swisher told CNN’s Kaitlan...

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