Trump appoints former AG Pam Bondi to White House science panel
Key takeaways
- Bondi will serve on the President s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), joining several business and technology leaders, a White House official confirmed.
- Sacks served as Trump s White House AI and cryptocurrency czar up until earlier this year.
- President Trump understands that unnecessary regulation is the biggest threat to innovation in America, Sacks added.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Bondi will serve on the President s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), joining several business and technology leaders, a White House official confirmed. It comes as Bondi recovers from treatment for thyroid cancer, Axios first reported.
Pam has been an enormously valuable asset to the president s team, and I m thrilled for her and for all of us that she s going to remain involved in confronting some of the most important issues the administration faces, Vice President Vance said in a statement shared by the White House.
David Sacks, the co-chair of the council, said on social platform X that no one is better positioned to support PCAST and to advise the president on legal and regulatory matters than Bondi, adding he is excited to have her on board. Sacks served as Trump s White House AI and cryptocurrency czar up until earlier this year.