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Kluman used the Jen-Hsun Huang scandal as an entry point to criticize the Trump administration and the MAGA camp for admitting behaviors that threaten national security, and pointed out that money and ideology are destroying American interests.
Representative figures in the artificial intelligence (AI) industryJen-Hsun Huang He has resigned as CEO of Nvidia due to the scandal surrounding a suspected female spy and an extramarital affair with a female subordinate of the company. This scam caused a lot of discussion and well-known economists were also in the news.krugman Comment on this also.
Kluman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, published an article “Atmosphere of treason: Why MAGA makes the United States vulnerable again” on the 12th, saying: “Huang Jen-hsun is an idiot, and he should no longer be allowed to get close to any national security-related matters.”
Kluman believes that Huida’s affair is in no way a scandal involving Jen-Hsun Huang’s infidelity to his wife, but also reflects broader “disloyal” behavior at the top levels of the US government. Because the Jen-Hsun Huang scandal is obviously a threat to US interests, but the Trump administration’s handling of the matter was originally an attempt to provide cover, but in the end it was covered up.
He pointed out that in the two years since Trump 2.0 took power, the global standing of the United States has been declining. The world no longer trusts the United States to honor its commitments or protect its allies. At the same time, the United States seems unable to punish its enemy countries. It has basically lost the military war with Iran, lost the trade war with China, and may also lose the war for technological hegemony with China.
treason may be motivated by ideology
Why did the United States collapse so quickly? Kluman blamed incompetence on the part of Trump administration officials and obvious “treasonous” elements – key people in the Trump administration or people close to Trump who knowingly took certain actions that weakened US national security. It is not certain whether this is legally an act of “treason” or not, but at least it is morally disloyal to the country.
Kluman said that seditious behavior may be ideologically motivated. For example, Trump, Musk and others are pro-Russia, blockade Ukraine, and assist anti-Western dictators in suppressing pro-Western democracies. This may be because they deeply agree with the ideology of the authoritarian regime. However, Trump and those around him may also hope that if Moscow wins the Russia-Ukraine war, it can make money from lucrative trade deals.
Treason may also be motivated by financial gain
But treason is more likely to be motivated by money. He does not believe that people involved in the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement will consider Mainland China President Xi Jinping as a role model. However, knowing that China is a rival of the United States in technology competition, it allowed Huida’s cutting-edge chips to be sold in China, thereby weakening the United States’ key competitive advantage over China. This seemingly shocking decision is an attempt to protect Huang. He believes the motive is clearly money – to make money to support Trump’s favorite plan.
Kluman gave the example of HUDA providing US$2,500 to Trump to help renovate the White House dining room. Additionally, hundreds of millions of dollars in funding appear to have flowed to Trump from the AI industry. He believes that people around Trump are trying to cover up Huang Renxun because they are worried that once the scandal is exposed, it will harm the AI industry and cause them to lose a large source of funding.
Kluman said there must be many other similar incidents, the most obvious of which is Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner accepting large sums of money from dictatorial regimes in the Middle East. Even if there is no apparent exchange, it is still a big scam. He speculated that the money could be exchanged for some benefits from the Trump administration. The benefits are unknown, but they may eventually come to light.
The irony is that the people who always like to wave flags and shout “Love America” are actually not patriotic at all and are completely unwilling to sacrifice their personal interests or opportunities for the benefit of the country.
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He believes that this is not just an extramarital affair scandal, but a national security issue that could threaten the interests of the United States. He even said clearly that Huang Renxun should no longer be involved in any national security-related matter because this matter reflects larger political and interest issues.
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He criticized top Trump administration officials for knowing that certain practices would undermine American security, but still choosing to conceal or admit it. Although this is not necessarily legal treason, morally it is disloyal to the country.
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He believes that the motivation may come from ideology, or more likely, financial interests, including the flow of AI industry funds to the Trump camp, Huida’s sponsorship of White House projects, etc., which shows that politics and business exchange interests.
