‘I’m Concerned’: Republican Senator Breaks With Trump Sending NVIDIA Chips to China

Alex Griffing Dec 11th, 2025, 12:52 pm

Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) broke with President Donald Trump’s decision to send high-powered NVIDIA chips to China as part of an effort to push it to reopen its soybean and other markets to American farmers.

“What was your reaction to the administration’s decision to allow the sale of the NVIDIA chips, the H200 chips, this week?” journalist Matthew Continetti asked the close Trump ally at the Aspen Institute this week. The U.S. traditionally banned the sale of advanced technology to China and other adversarial countries that can use it for military purposes.

“I’m concerned. I’m not clear on why that is the right path for us. I want to be convinced beca

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