Washington, Nov. 10 -- US President Donald Trump brushed it off when asked whether he had read a memo by Secretary of State Marco Rubio last spring, in which he flagged Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with an alleged spy for the Chinese government.

"I would certainly check with the intelligence people. It could have been mentioned. Certainly, it didn't make much of an impact on me."

The New York Times reported that Rubio had flagged the Nvidia CEO's relationship in the document circulated ahead of the US President's visit to Beijing in May.

His comments came amid his continued support for Huang and an active investigation into his association with accused Chinese operative Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le.

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