# Bessent seeks outside Nvidia CEO and answers on China chip sales

_Published Sunday, November 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM EST · Policy · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Nvidia to hire an outside chief executive and demanded answers within 10 days on whether it pushed "seemingly illicit" chip sales to China to increase revenue, Bloomberg reported. His call for a leadership shakeup follows the ouster of chief executive Jensen Huang.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261115/p8#a261115p8)

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