Trump floats Tim Cook to succeed Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Original title: Trump floats Apple chairman Tim Cook as Jensen Huang’s successor
Cook left Apple’s CEO role on September 1, 2026 and remains executive chairman; a Yale dean also named him.
After Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned on Thursday, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Tim Cook should replace him. Cook stepped down as Apple CEO on September 1, 2026, after 15 years, and is now executive chairman while John Ternus is CEO. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld of Yale also wrote in Time that Cook belongs among candidates because he succeeded Steve Jobs.
Unconfirmed: The article says it is unclear whether Trump’s post is a serious proposal.
- Trump wrote that “only one man” could take Huang’s place.
- Cook still works with policymakers and manages Apple’s China relations.
- Sonnenfeld cited Cook’s record succeeding founder Steve Jobs.
- The piece treats the suggestion as speculation, not a nomination.
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In a post on Truth Social, President Trump says only one man can take Jensen Huang's place as head of Nvidia: Tim Cook.
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