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Trump stated Bessent does not want the position and is performing effectively in his current role at the Treasury Department.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-25T20:05:26.887Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-25T19:05:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-25T20:05:26.887Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to Trump's Truth Social post; one full report and seven digests published.","critic":"One full report and seven digests published; fact kept separate from comment in the full report.","hype":"Headline promises a decision on the AI czar, which the body confirms."}},"tags":["#DonaldTrump","#ScottBessent","#AICzar","#USPolitics","#TechnologyPolicy"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Scott Bessent","David Sacks","He Lifeng","RedState","The Hill","Washington Examiner"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["President Trump stated Scott Bessent will not be the Super Intelligence (SI) Czar.","Trump said Bessent does not want the role and is doing a great job at Treasury.","The AI Czar role was previously held by David Sacks, who left in March 2026.","Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on September 20, 2026."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"President Donald Trump confirmed that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will not take on the role of Super Intelligence (SI) Czar. Trump stated on social media that Bessent does not desire the position and is performing well as Treasury Secretary, indicating he should remain in that role. The position of AI Czar, which Trump has rebranded as SI Czar, was previously held by David Sacks, who departed in March 2026."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Bessent's meeting with Chinese official"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Epoch Times reported that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on September 20, 2026, at JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York. None of the other reports mention this meeting."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mention that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on September 20, 2026. 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