President Donald Trump has weighed in on who should run Nvidia, and his pick is Apple’s Tim Cook.

According to a report from The Hill , Trump said in a Truth Social post that Cook is the only man to take Jensen Huang’s place as Nvidia CEO. He praised Huang’s work and added, “A Legend replaces a Legend!” Nvidia’s chips underpin much of the AI boom, so who runs the company matters well beyond Silicon Valley.

Why Nvidia is looking for a new CEO

Nvidia announced Thursday that Huang was resigning as CEO and from its board , effective immediately. His exit followed reports of two extramarital affairs. This was over claims that the US government believes one of them involved a spy working for the Chinese government . Huang acknowledged the infidelity and apologized.

Huang co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and has led it ever since. Trump had called him honorable just days earlier.

Nvidia’s board says it has no reason to believe that national security or company secrets were compromised.…