Waters has heated exchange with Bessent on AI

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How it spread - 9 original reports

1. Tue, 15 September 2026

   3 reports
   • The Hill17:15first to report
     Waters has heated exchange with Bessent on AI

     Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) went after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday for the Trump administration’s policy on artificial intelligence, as warnings about the technology percolate. During Bessent’s appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, Waters said President Trump is “blindly” pushing for the development of AI models and data centers “with absolutely no safeguards.”...

   • The Hill18:45
     Dem rep asks Bessent to 'talk sense' into Trump on regulating AI

     Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch (Mass.) on Tuesday urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to convince President Trump to reverse course on regulating artificial intelligence (AI). During Bessent’s appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, Lynch said Trump does not have “a grasp” of “what we’re dealing with” regarding AI. “I’ll be honest, I don’t think the...

   • The Hill21:18
     Bessent grilled on AI, bond market in tense House hearing: 3 takeaways

     Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faced lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, amid concerns over rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) and surging bond yields. During the nearly three-hour-long hearing, Bessent brushed off concerns about AI and defended his department’s intervention in the bond market. But that did not stop Democrats on the panel from taking him to task on...

2. Mon, 28 September 2026

   2 reports
   • Le Monde (France)04:00
     Scott Bessent, le secrétaire au Trésor de Donald Trump qui tente, sans succès, de dicter sa loi aux marchés financiers

     Homme de « coups » lorsqu’il travaillait dans le secteur de la finance, Scott Bessent, pilier de l’administration, essaie de contrer l’envolée des taux de la dette américaine.

   • Bloomberg Politics12:56
     Bessent Taps Market Strategist Zervos as Treasury Adviser

     Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tapped David Zervos, a longtime market and policy analyst at investment bank Jefferies, as an adviser with an unspecified role.

3. Thu, 8 October 2026

   1 report
   • The Hill13:45
     Bessent rips Wall Street Journal after report on 'tension, turnover'

     Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday went after The Wall Street Journal for a report about strife within his department. “Look, the Wall Street Journal is a shadow of its former self, and I think it's a disgrace for you to say that they're like TMZ. TMZ does a good job of what they do,”...

4. Fri, 9 October 2026

   1 report
   • Bloomberg Politics12:39edited after publishing
     Bessent Taps Former Fed Nominee Shelton as Senior Adviser

     previouslyBessent Taps Former Fed Nominee Judy Shelton as Senior Adviser

     Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent named Judy Shelton, a former nominee to the Federal Reserve board and a onetime gold-standard enthusiast, as an adviser to counsel him on issues including China’s financial system.

5. Mon, 12 October 2026

   1 report
   • americanthinker.com02:15
     Smackdown: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gives the fake Indian a lesson in Economics 101

     Our Treasury secretary is a treasure.

6. Wed, 14 October 2026

   1 report
   • Google News - Top Stories08:53
     Scott Bessent's growth plans aren't enough to tame surging deficit and debt pile, IMF chief says

     Scott Bessent's growth plans aren't enough to tame surging deficit and debt pile, IMF chief says CNBC See more headlines & perspectives on Google News