India, Nov. 10 -- US President Donald Trump used his first news briefing following last week's midterm elections to address several contentious issues, including allegations involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and a suspected Chinese spy, calls to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Republican Party's disappointing electoral performance.

Trump appeared alongside Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White during the impromptu White House briefing on Monday. The President said he had brought White along simply to have "a little fun", referring to his earlier joking suggestion that the UFC chief could take over as White House press secretary.

Although White joined him at the podium, Trump handled most of the questions fro...