Trump Rules Out Bessent as 'Super Intelligence' Czar
Update, Sept. 28: The chair is still empty. Trump held a private White House dinner with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sept. 27 — their first one-on-one meeting, confirmed by Trump to Fox News (Axios first reported it) — and Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and tech CEOs are scheduled to meet on AI at the White House on Sept. 29. Bill Gates told NBC's Meet the Press that self-regulation is insufficient and called for AI legislation: "It's not a hoax at all." No czar appointment has been announced. Washington — White House Personnel Trump Rules Out Bessent as ‘Super Intelligence’ Czar Trump shut down reports that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was the front-runner for his new “Super Intelligence” czar — dismissing a Semafor report as “Fake News” and leaving the field of contenders wide open. Published September 26, 2026 · By Daniel Rao Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — official 2025 portrait (file photo). Photo: U.S. Depart...