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Politics● LowSep 25 · Sep 25, 2026, 6:48 PM

Trump rules out Bessent as AI czar

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

President Trump said Friday he is ruling out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to serve as his artificial intelligence czar amid speculation the Cabinet member was under consideration. Trump, in a Truth Social post, said Bessent will not be the “Super Intelligence (SI) Czar,” referring to his proposed rebranding of AI, because he “doesn’t want to.”…

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