Trump says Apple's Tim Cook should replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia (NVDA) CEO

Key points Trump says Apple's Tim Cook should replace Jensen Huang at Nvidia Nvidia's board says it will look at internal and external candidates Cook has been Apple's executive chair since leaving the CEO job in 2026 President Donald Trump said on Nov. 12 that Tim Cook of Apple (AAPL) should be the next chief executive of Nvidia (NVDA), less than two hours after Nvidia announced that Jensen Huang had resigned. "NOW THAT Nvidia CEO JENSEN HUANG, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is only one man to take his place - TIM COOK of Apple. A Legend replaces a Legend!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post at 10:29 a.m. ET. The post doesn't say whether Trump has discussed the idea with Cook, Apple, or Nvidia's board. Nvidia shares were at $165.08 at 11:54 a.m. ET, down 5.0% from Wednesday's close of $173.73. Apple shares were at $357.34, up 0.5% from their Wednesday close of $355.63. By the close, Nvidia was down 4.3% at $166.19, and Apple was down 0.2% at $354.88.

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