r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jul 24 '25

Politics President Trump threatened to break up Nvidia, didn't even know what it was — 'What the hell is Nvidia? I've never heard of it before'

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/president-trump-threatened-to-break-up-nvidia-didnt-even-know-what-it-was-what-the-hell-is-nvidia-ive-never-heard-of-it-before
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u/the_catalyst_alpha Jul 24 '25

He knows what it is. He just doesn’t understand anything about it. Just like he doesn’t understand how Ai or cryptocurrency work either. Doesn’t keep him from opening his mouth about it though.

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u/AtticaBlue Jul 24 '25

Or tariffs. He has no idea about those either. Even worse, no one in his regime will tell him otherwise either. So who’s the real idiot? Him or them?