Bipartisan Congressional Support Emerges for Trump's Nvidia China Chip Ban

Senators call on Trump to continue banning Nvidia from selling its best chips in China

A group of senators is urging President Donald Trump to preserve the US's edge in AI development by denying China access to its most advanced chips and models. The bipartisan resolution, submitted by Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), comes just days after Trump walked back a statement that suggested he would consider allowing Nvidia to sell its powerful Blackwell chip in China. The resolution, which is cosponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Dave McCormick (R-PA), brings attention to China's "efforts to close the AI gap and leap ahead" of the US when it comes to developing and deploying frontier AI models. It adds that China's "inability to make and access computing power is the main impediment to its progress." To keep the US in the lead, the senators call on the government to urge US companies to continue offering "priority access" to its most advanced AI chips, cloud infrastructure, and models to allies, while preventing China and other adversaries from obtaining the technology.

GOP Senators Applaud Trump's Nvidia Advanced Chip Ban As Jensen Huang Warns China Could Dominate AI Race -- Urges US To Race Ahead By Doing This - NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

On Thursday, a group of Republican senators praised President Donald Trump for refusing to allow Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) to sell its most advanced artificial intelligence chips to China. This comes as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned that Beijing could surpass Washington in the global AI race unless America accelerates innovation. Republican Lawmakers Back Trump's Move To Protect US Tech Edge Eight Republican U.S. senators -- including Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) -- sent a letter applauding Trump's decision to maintain strict export controls on Nvidia's high-end Blackwell AI chips. "America is the country that started the Al race and this decision will help ensure America wins that race," the lawmakers wrote. See Also: Intel Wraps Up Altera Stake Sale In Bid To Streamline Business Jensen Huang: America Wins By 'Racing Ahead' On Wednesday, Huang recently told the Financial Times that China could likely defeat the U.S. in the AI race because of its large pool of developers and fast-growing AI ecosystem. After the comments sparked debate in Washington, Huang's statement was shared on X, formerly Twitter, saying, "America wins by racing ahead and winning developers worldwide." He has repeatedly argued that keeping China's massive base of AI engineers using American-made chips would help the U.S. maintain its technological dominance. Nvidia's Market Dominance Continues Despite Restrictions Despite tightened export bans, Nvidia remains the world's most valuable semiconductor company. The chipmaker briefly surpassed a $5 trillion market valuation in October 2025 and currently stands at about $4.57 trillion, driven by soaring demand for AI hardware. At its GTC developer conference last month, Huang revealed that Nvidia has secured more than $500 billion in chip orders through 2026. Nvidia is set to report earnings on Nov. 19, 2025, after the market closes. According to Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings, the chipmaker ranks in the 98th percentile for Growth and the 93rd percentile for Quality, highlighting its strong performance relative to competitors. Read Next: Trump Turnberry Is 'Our Monalisa' Says Eric Trump As He Shrugs Off Millions In Losses -- 'We Don't Give A...' Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors. Photo courtesy: Shutterstock NVDANVIDIA Corp$189.68-2.83%OverviewMarket News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs

Republican US lawmakers applaud Trump for holding back Nvidia chips from China

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A group of eight Republican U.S. senators in a letter on Thursday applauded President Donald Trump's decision to continue denying China access to Nvidia's most advanced artificial intelligence chips. The letter comes a day after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told the Financial Times that China was likely to beat the U.S. in the global AI race, later adding on X that "America wins by racing ahead and winning developers worldwide." Huang has repeatedly made the case that keeping China's massive base of AI software developers using American chips is key to U.S. success. Ahead of a meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping last week, concern had mounted among China hawks in Washington that Trump would allow Nvidia to sell a version of its flagship "Blackwell" chips in China after Trump said the chips would be part of the talks. U.S. lawmakers from Trump's Republican Party as well as the Democratic Party had urged Trump not to allow Chinese access to the chips. Trump ultimately did not lift any export control restrictions on Nvidia. "We applaud your foresight and wisdom in continuing to withhold America's most advanced semiconductors from Communist China, which includes Nvidia's Blackwell," the group of Republican senators wrote. "As you have said, America is the country that started the Al race, and this decision will help ensure America wins that race." The lawmakers who signed the letter were: Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas, Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee. (Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Mark Porter)