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May 16, 2026 12:00 AM

Elizabeth Warren Blasts Trump's Nvidia Trades Worth Millions As 'National Security Disaster' After China Chip Deals

On Friday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) accused President Donald Trump of leveraging his office for personal financial gain after ethics disclosures revealed millions of dollars in Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock trades ahead of major AI chip policy developments involving China.

Trump's Nvidia Trades Trigger Ethics And National Security Questions

Warren criticized Trump in a post on X after newly released financial disclosure forms showed the president reported more than 3,700 transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars during the first quarter of 2026.

This included sizable trades in Nvidia, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META).

"Trump brought the NVIDIA CEO on his trip to China to lobby Xi Jinping to buy advanced AI chips," Warren wrote on X. "The President’s corruption is a national security disaster."

Trump brought the NVIDIA CEO on his trip to China to lobby Xi Jinping to buy advanced AI chips, even though it would create a U.S. national security threat.It turns out Trump also bought millions in ...