# Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tipped as Trump’s new AI czar

https://mins.news/en/item/69759

- TRT World, 2026-09-22 23:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/716901e6776a

> Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has emerged as a possible choice to become Donald Trump’s new AI czar.

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