Washington, Nov. 9 -- United States President Donald Trump has come out in strong defence of Nvidia founder and Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang amid an escalating controversy regarding his relationship with a woman suspected of operating as a Chinese intelligence asset, describing the tech leader as an "honourable guy" and affirming that he should remain at the helm of the chip giant.

Speaking to reporters, Trump stated that while he had not spoken directly to Huang about the developing scandal, he believed the executive had delivered immense value to the nation.

"I have not spoken to him about it. I just know he's a fine person, but you never know what is going on. I'm sure-I hope everything's fine there. He's done such an incredi...