Bessent: Treasury pushed to blacklist Megaspeed, but ‘Commerce has the pen’
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Summary
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Treasury and other agencies pushed to place Megaspeed on a U.S. trade blacklist over national security concerns. He said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s department controls the decision, and the administration has not blacklisted the company.Key Facts
- Scott Bessent is the Treasury secretary.
- Megaspeed is an Nvidia customer.
- The proposed blacklist action cited national security concerns.
- Bessent said Treasury pushed to blacklist Megaspeed.
- Bessent named the War, Trade Representative and State departments alongside Treasury in discussing the push.
- Bessent said Commerce controls the blacklist decision.
- The Trump administration has not placed Megaspeed on the blacklist.
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