Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) accused President Donald Trump of compromising U.S. national security by accepting payments from Nvidia Corp’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) linked projects to ease restrictions on selling advanced microchips to China.<h2>Trump Allegedly Influenced NVIDIA China Chip Policy</h2>On Sunday, in a post on X, Murphy said, &#34;I want to tell you how the corruption works in this White House, give you a specific example and how it hurts our national security.&#34; He named Jensen Huang, NVIDIA's CEO, alleging that the company sent money to Trump's personal ventures to influence policy.Murphy explained that U.S. rules historically barred NVIDIA from exporting its most advanced chips to China, a measure intended to prevent Beijing from advancing in artificial intelligence technology.&#34;But the CEO of NVIDIA figured out how you can change Trump’s mind, send him money. And so that’s what he did,&#34; Murphy said.<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div><blockquote>Good morning. Let me tell you how Trump's corruption works. The U.S. wouldn't allow the chipmaker, Nvidia, to sell advanced chips to China. But that was costing Nvidia billions in profit – so they just wrote huge checks to Trump's vanity projects, and Trump changed his mind. pic.twitter.com/z0J2HZ7ZkA— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 28, 2025</blockquote></div></figure>The White House and Nvidia did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comments.See Also: Michael Burry Asks For Photos Of Warehoused Nvidia GPUs After Analyst Questions Jensen Huang's Blackwell Shipment Numbers<h2>Trump Delays China Chip Tariffs Amid Nvidia H200 Backlash</h2>Last week, the Trump administration signaled a tough stance on Chinese semiconductors but postponed tariffs until 2027, following a Section 301 investigation into China's trade practices. The U.S. Trade Representative said China's actions had disadvantaged American companies, workers and the economy.Earlier this month, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) accused the administration of favoring corporate interests after it approved Nvidia's H200 AI chip sale to China, claiming high-level access influenced the decision. Nvidia responded that sales still required U.S. licenses and represented a small portion of its domestic computing power.Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak criticized the H200 approval, noting it was far more powerful than chips China could previously import and could help China catch up with the West in the AI race.Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) also criticized Trump on X for allowing Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips to China, warning it could boost China's AI development and called Trump the biggest threat to U.S. global leadership.<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div><blockquote>For YEARS, China hawk Republicans have warned about falling behind the PRC—only for Trump to give up some of our most advanced AI chips to China this week. By authorizing Nvidia to sell its H200 advanced AI chip to China, so long as the US government can illegally take 25% of… pic.twitter.com/LxHuT12lg8— Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (@RepKamlagerDove) December 10, 2025</blockquote></div></figure>Read Next:<ul><li>This Nvidia-Powered AI Infrastructure Stock Is Now Significantly Underpriced Following Steep Pullback: Value Score Spikes</li></ul>Photo Courtesy: viewimage on Shutterstock.comDisclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.

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Sen. Chris Murphy accused former President Trump of compromising U.S. national security by accepting payments from Nvidia to influence policy on selling advanced microchips to China. Murphy claimed that Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, facilitated this by funding Trump's personal projects, which led to a change in U.S. export restrictions. The controversy follows recent approvals for Nvidia's H200 AI chip sales to China, raising concerns among lawmakers about the implications for U.S. competitiveness in AI technology.

- Sen. Chris Murphy accused President Trump of compromising U.S. national security by accepting payments from Nvidia to alter chip export restrictions to China.  
- Murphy claimed that this financial influence allowed Nvidia, historically barred from selling advanced chips to China, to change Trump’s policy for profit.  
- The White House and Nvidia have yet to respond, while criticism also arose from other officials regarding the implications of this decision on U.S. global leadership and AI development.

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Chris Murphy Says Ban On Nvidia Selling To China Was Costing The Chipmaker Billions, So The Company 'Wrote Huge Checks' To Trump's Vanity Projects