Bessent blames Lutnick's Commerce Department for failing to block Megaspeed

BBC Business Friday 13 November 2026, 15:04 UTC 1 min read

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Scott Bessent told CNBC that several government agencies "were in favour of putting Megaspeed on the entity list for months".

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Bessent blames Lutnick's Commerce Department for failing to block Megaspeed

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