Washington DC, Nov. 12 -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) reacted to the controversy surrounding former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, describing the developments as a "horrible thing" and saying it was "so sad to see happen", hours after the chipmaking giant announced that its co-founder had stepped down from the position.

During an interview with Salem News Channel, Trump brought up Huang while discussing Chinese espionage and the growing significance of artificial intelligence, expressing regret over the controversy involving the prominent technology executive.

"Well, we gave it to Jensen, frankly, that was a little before - but what a horrible thing that is, that's so sad to see that happen," Trump said, referring to Hu...