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Jonathan Swan

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New York Times reporter. Co-author of "REGIME CHANGE: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump" — https://xitter-newx.xyz-mikolabs.workers.dev/t.co/rONvZoFWKA

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NEW: Via @jonathanvswan and me, Scott Bessent recently moved out of his home and onto a military base after what were deemed serious threats on his life from Iran. nytimes.com/2026/11/10/us/po…
Bessent Is Moved From D.C.-Area Home to Military Base Amid Iranian Threats

Bessent Is Moved From D.C.-Area Home to Military Base Amid Iranian Threats

The Treasury secretary, who is leading an economic pressure campaign against Iran, is the latest Trump official to leave his home over security concerns.

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There’s a long and wild history of “honeypots” in Silicon Valley. New: from @zachsdorfman and @catecadell washingtonpost.com/national-…
China’s spies have long been rampant in Silicon Valley

China’s spies have long been rampant in Silicon Valley

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang had an affair with a suspected Chinese intelligence agent. But the tech mecca’s espionage problem has deep roots.

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"A U.S. government official....confirmed that when Mr. Rubio learned that Mr. Huang would be joining the trip in Alaska, he 'briefed the president on the issue.'" nytimes.com/2026/11/10/us/po…
Despite Denial, Trump Was Told on Trip to China About Spying on Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

Despite Denial, Trump Was Told on Trip to China About Spying on Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

Before Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One en route to Beijing, the president was reminded of intelligence showing that he was in a relationship with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy.

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The Woman in the Middle of Nvidia’s Spy Scandal Alice Huang, who U.S. intelligence determined is a Chinese asset, emerged from the high-flying world of Shanghai finance to work with tech titans and obtain essential A.I. chips. nytimes.com/2026/11/10/techn…
Who Is Alice Huang, the Woman in the Middle of Nvidia’s Spy Scandal? (Gift Article)

Who Is Alice Huang, the Woman in the Middle of Nvidia’s Spy Scandal? (Gift Article)

Alice Huang, who U.S. intelligence determined is a Chinese asset, emerged from the high-flying world of Shanghai finance to work with tech titans and obtain essential A.I. chips.

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NEWS: Alina Habba’s $50 million contract was terminated last week. Company fired her for “failure to perform duties.” She will keep $6.5 mil in salary and $8 mil signing bonus. The firing came days after The Times reporting prompted a Trump outburst. nytimes.com/2026/11/10/us/po…
Alina Habba Mildon Loses $50 Million Contract That Enraged Trump

Alina Habba Mildon Loses $50 Million Contract That Enraged Trump

The former Trump lawyer had signed the contract with a family company weeks before the president gave the family’s patriarch a pardon.

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NEW: Trump was told aboard AF1 en route to China but before he picked up Jensen Huang about the US intelligence about the Nvidia chief and a woman assessed to be a Chinese spy @jonathanvswan @julianbarnes @AnaSwanson me nytimes.com/2026/11/10/us/po…
Despite Denial, Trump Was Told on Trip to China About Spying on Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

Despite Denial, Trump Was Told on Trip to China About Spying on Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

Before Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One en route to Beijing, the president was reminded of intelligence showing that he was in a relationship with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy.

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Behind the @nytimes scoop: Reporter @trippmickle says their investigation into Nvidia CEO’s relationship with an alleged Chinese spy began after a 2024 party photo revealed that Alice Huang could summon the “rock star” executive within minutes.
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Bloomberg confirms our reporting today and adds an interesting detail - Nvidia was asking Commerce about Alice Huang’s detention in Singapore
Mackenzie Hawkins (@mackhawk) profile pictureMackenzie Hawkins@mackhawkNov 9
Before Nvidia's lawyer started emailing BIS staff about their Megaspeed investigation, he called Jeffrey Kessler, who runs BIS. He wanted to know whether BIS was involved in Singapore's recent detention of Alice Huang Nvidia says Teter didn't know of the affair at the time
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Trump, responding to @SkylarWoodhouse, says he spoke to Jensen Huang *today.* "He said he had absolutely no idea that the person in question was a spy. I asked him the question. `Did you have any idea that she was a spy?' He said I had no idea that she was a spy," Trump says.
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NEW: Nat Sec Adviser Marco Rubio oversaw drafting of a highly classified memo this spring that the intel community assessed a woman who had established a close relationship w Jensen Huang was working for China's Ministry of State Security nytimes.com/2026/11/08/us/po…
Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy

Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy

The secretary of state’s role in drafting a secret memo highlights how top officials were concerned by last spring about Jensen Huang’s relationship with a woman tied to Chinese intelligence.

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.@jonathanvswan @julianbarnes @trippmickle me nytimes.com/2026/11/08/us/po…
Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy

Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy

The secretary of state’s role in drafting a secret memo highlights how top officials were concerned by last spring about Jensen Huang’s relationship with a woman tied to Chinese intelligence.

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"Congress will investigate": Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces probe over alleged Chinese spy ties axios.com/2026/11/07/jensen-…
"Congress will investigate": Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces probe over alleged Chinese spy ties

"Congress will investigate": Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces probe over alleged Chinese spy ties

The reports could become a major bipartisan focus of the next Congress.

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New: The spy who targeted Jensen Huang was recruited by MSS, China's top intelligence agency. @trippmickle @paulmozur @maggieNYT nytimes.com/2026/11/06/us/po…
China’s Top Spy Agency Recruited Woman Who Targeted Jensen Huang (Gift Article)

China’s Top Spy Agency Recruited Woman Who Targeted Jensen Huang (Gift Article)

U.S. intelligence concluded that Alice Huang, a Chinese business executive who developed a close relationship with Nvidia’s leader, was an asset of Beijing’s Ministry of State Security.

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I mean, I have covered Trump for the past 11 consecutive years. I literally spend all day every day talking to people who are telling me how blackpilled they are over this or that...
Daniel Walters (@danielwreporter) profile pictureDaniel Walters@danielwreporterNov 5
Yeah, the idea that three New York Times reporters didn't know that white-pilled/black-pilled meant didn't pass the smell test:
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NEW: ‘I Have Seen the Enemy, and It Is Us’: Inside Team Trump’s Historic Collapse Reunited with @jonathanvswan and @maggieNYT on how the midterms were lost: nytimes.com/2026/11/04/us/po…
‘I Have Seen the Enemy, and It Is Us’: Inside Team Trump’s Historic Collapse

‘I Have Seen the Enemy, and It Is Us’: Inside Team Trump’s Historic Collapse

How an unpopular president and an unpopular war provided an opening for Democrats to make sweeping gains in the midterms.

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Which led to another person on the call saying, "I thought the cyanide remark was a good transition to discuss our plans for next Tuesday when we’re all together..."
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"‘I Have Seen the Enemy, and It Is Us’: Inside Team Trump’s Historic Collapse." @ShaneGoldmacher @jonathanvswan me nytimes.com/2026/11/04/us/po…
‘I Have Seen the Enemy, and It Is Us’: Inside Team Trump’s Historic Collapse

‘I Have Seen the Enemy, and It Is Us’: Inside Team Trump’s Historic Collapse

How an unpopular president and an unpopular war provided an opening for Democrats to make sweeping gains in the midterms.

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Gift link to the @nytimes story by @ShaneGoldmacher @jonathanvswan @maggieNYT: nytimes.com/2026/11/04/us/po…
Inside Team Trump’s Historic Collapse in the 2026 Midterm Elections (Gift Article)

Inside Team Trump’s Historic Collapse in the 2026 Midterm Elections (Gift Article)

How an unpopular president and an unpopular war provided an opening for Democrats to make sweeping gains in the midterms.

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Yes mate. We are aware of what white pills and black pills mean. On the call, in addition to talking about the meme, the gallows humor included one of Trump's senior political advisers saying - direct quote - "cyanide comes with a fucking white pill too, you know."
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dude it’s literally a meme
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Our story from last week that POTUS was briefed late last year > nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/po…
Nvidia Chief Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot

Nvidia Chief Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot

A Chinese businesswoman who had a close relationship with Jensen Huang was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing. President Trump was briefed and took no action.

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Asked about U.S. intelligence concerns surrounding the relationship, Trump said he was not aware of the specifics but several times said he hoped that Huang was not implicated. “We hope everything’s okay with Jensen,” Trump said. “We’ll check it out. We’re going to check it out very closely.”
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