{"id":2601972,"date":"2026-05-13T00:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nvidias-jensen-huang-joins-trump-on-air-force-one-during-alaska-pit-stop-for-china-trip\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T00:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:23:45","slug":"nvidias-jensen-huang-joins-trump-on-air-force-one-during-alaska-pit-stop-for-china-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nvidias-jensen-huang-joins-trump-on-air-force-one-during-alaska-pit-stop-for-china-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia&#8217;s Jensen Huang joins Trump on Air Force One during Alaska pit stop for China trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnvidias-jensen-huang-joins-trump-on-air-force-one-during-alaska-pit-stop-for-china-trip%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601972&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Air Force One as part of the administration\u2019s trip to China, in a move the White House press pool says highlights U.S. strength in AI. Huang reportedly boarded during a refueling stop in Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes earlier confusion after CNBC reported that Huang was not included in the group meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping; Trump later disputed that claim on Truth Social, calling the network\u2019s report inaccurate.<\/p>\n<p>It also connects the trip to the administration\u2019s broader AI push, including AI deregulation efforts led in part by David Sacks and a White house <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-section-230-and-potential-social-media-reforms\/\" title=\"What You Need To Know About Section 230 And Potential Social Media Reforms\">policy framework<\/a> urging support for domestic innovation and maintaining American leadership against China. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans have backed the framework and have pursued related investigations, such as a late-April probe into Airbnb\u2019s use of Chinese AI models. The delegation\u2019s China visit runs from May 13 to May 15 for key bilateral meetings.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nvidia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"9566\">Nvidia<\/a> CEO Jensen Huang has joined President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> and xAI founder <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1412\">Elon Musk<\/a> aboard Air Force One for the administration\u2019s trip to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"232\">China<\/a>, according to the White House press pool.<\/p>\n<p>Huang and Musk are two of the leading <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a> innovators in the United States, with their presence on the trip reflecting American strength in the AI industry as the delegation heads to China, America\u2019s top AI competitor.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4563758\/netanyahu-israel-future-without-guaranteed-us-aid\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Netanyahu\u2019s aid phaseout pitch reflects fears of weakening US support for Israel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4561042\/trump-china-xi-jinping-visit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>What to know about President Trump\u2019s trip to China<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4563872\/trump-kari-lake-jamaica-ambassador\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump taps Kari Lake for Jamaica ambassadorship after Voice of America turmoil<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Huang boarded Air Force One during a refueling stop in Alaska on the way to Asia, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Emilylgoodin\/status\/2054375216403611943?s=20\">according<\/a> to the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>There was some initial confusion as to whether Huang was going to be among the tech titans included in the president\u2019s trip. CNBC <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/12\/nvidia-ceo-huang-trump-china-trip-chip-sales.html\">reported<\/a> earlier on Tuesday that Huang was not \u201camong the executives joining the U.S. president to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.\u201d Trump refuted the report in a post to his Truth Social account late Tuesday night, rebuking the network for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gutfeld-fox-news-wallop-late-night-competition-during-premiere-of-2-new-shows\/\" title=\"Gutfeld and Fox News dominate late-night competition with 2 new shows.\">reporting inaccurate information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCNBC incorrectly reported that the Great Jensen Huang, of Nvidia, was not invited to the incredible gathering of the World\u2019s Greatest Businessmen\/women proudly going to China,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116565066757116256\">said<\/a> Trump. \u201cIn actuality, Jensen is currently on Air Force One and, unless I ask him to leave, which is highly unlikely, CNBC\u2019s reporting is incorrect or, as they say in politics, FAKE NEWS!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has made AI innovation a central point of its technology agenda, encouraging deregulation of the industry to allow American investors to more bullishly compete with Chinese companies. Trump hired David Sacks last year as the first White House AI and crypto czar, with him helping steer the administration\u2019s AI agenda and create <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3478371\/trump-ai-deregulation-action-plan\/\">guidelines and goals<\/a> like the \u201cAI Action Plan.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In March, the administration launched a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4498663\/white-house-new-framework-congress-ai-policy\/\">policy framework to guide Congress<\/a> on AI. The framework emphasized the importance of supporting domestic creators, enabling domestic AI innovation, ensuring American dominance in the industry on an international scale, and fostering a future workforce among the American youth that will be ready to work with AI.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4561042\/trump-china-xi-jinping-visit\/\">WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP\u2019S TRIP TO CHINA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans have embraced the framework, looking to meld the caucus\u2019s desire to stay ahead of China on a global scale with the AI priorities.\u00a0GOP leadership recently <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4549989\/house-gop-investigation-airbnb-china-ai-model\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">announced an investigation<\/a> in late April into <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hotels\/page\/2\/\">Airbnb<\/a> regarding to its use of Chinese\u00a0AI\u00a0models. <\/p>\n<p>Trump and the American delegation will be in China for the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-stakes bilateral meetings<\/a> from Wednesday, May 13 to Friday, May 15. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nvidia\u2019s Jensen Huang joins Trump and Musk on Air Force One to China, showcasing U.S. AI strength<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2601973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25120806078535.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34098,65966,79576,27915,3634],"class_list":["post-2601972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-air-force-one","tag-china-trip","tag-jensen-huang","tag-nvidia","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25120806078535.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601972"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601976,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601972\/revisions\/2601976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}