President Trump says Scott Bessent is not "going to be Super Intelligence (SI) Czar", because "he doesn't want to" and Trump wants to keep him at the Treasury (Dan Mangan/CNBC)

President Donald Trump announced that former Treasury official Scott Bessent will not be appointed as the new “Super Intelligence” czar, stating Bessent “doesn’t want to” take the role. Trump said he prefers to keep Bessent in the Treasury, where he has served as chief financial officer and under-secretary for international affairs. The decision reflects Trump’s preference for retaining Bessent’s expertise within the Treasury rather than moving him to a broader intelligence-policy position.