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Bessent emerges as frontrunner for Trump's new AI czar post

White House calls the report 'baseless speculation'

1 Sep 22 11:46 AM · 1d ago · 2 articles · 2 sources · development 1 of 3

White House spokesman Kush Desai pushed back on the report, saying any personnel speculation not officially announced by the administration should not be treated as fact.

White House calls the report 'baseless speculation'
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“Any reporting about personnel decisions that have not been officially announced by the administration should be regarded as baseless speculation”

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