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Alyssa Farah Griffin

CNN political commentator and former Trump White House director of strategic communications

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“the part that really did stand out to me was Bassett saying that the department of War, the U.S. trade Rep and Treasury were all aligned and it was commerce almost acting unilaterally”
Bessent publicly blames Lutnick as Nvidia fallout growsCNN, November 13, 2026. Speaking as: Other. Responding to the anchor on Bessent's remarks about Commerce.
“because of either poor decision making, lack of coordination and this alleged spy, we may not be as ahead of China in this arms race as we think that we are.”
Bessent publicly blames Lutnick as Nvidia fallout growsCNN, November 13, 2026. Speaking as: Other. On what the scandal means for the argument that the US must stay ahead of China in AI.

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    Bessent publicly blames Lutnick as Nvidia fallout grows

    In an 18-minute CNN segment, anchors, a CNN correspondent, a former White House aide, Rep. Madeleine Dean and Wired's Will Knight discuss Treasury Secretary Bessent's public blame of the Commerce Department for not listing Megaspeed, and what President Trump knew about the Huang affair.