Jensen Huang exits Nvidia's top job as Trump floats Tim Cook

Jensen Huang is out as Nvidia's CEO, CBS News reported in the latest episode of *The Takeout with Major Garrett*. The chipmaker has already named an interim chief executive to hold the seat while Huang's exit plays out. CBS News also flagged that it's tracking what the resignation means for the company's next moves in AI. The announcement landed with no public explanation attached to Huang's departure in the episode.

President Trump quickly put a name in the ring for the permanent job: Apple's Tim Cook. In a segment titled 'Trump calls for Tim Cook to replace Huang at Nvidia,' the show laid out the president's preference for the Apple CEO to take over the semiconductor giant. Cook has not responded publicly to the suggestion, per the broadcast.

The shake-up also reached the Justice Department. Attorney General Todd Blanche was asked about Jensen Huang and Nvidia during the same news cycle, according to the episode rundown. Separately, the broadcast noted the U.S. could move to limit chip exports to China — a policy question that now hangs over a company searching for a new leader.

On the political side, Mississippi is reacting after Scott Colom won his Senate race. Rep. Jasmine Crockett weighed in on Colom's victory in a segment on the show. The episode also covered a suspected D.C. shooter identified as a doctor, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarding a medal to the soldier who reprimanded his group, and Pope Leo's emotional speech during a homecoming in Peru. The full episode runs 43 minutes and 47 seconds.