Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was grilled by New York Times Dealbook author Andrew Ross Sorkin Wednesday about President Trump’s apparent effort to persuade Paramount to green light Rush Hour 4, a buddy comedy sequel from director Brett Ratner.

Trump reportedly told Larry Ellison about his desire to see the film get made, and Paramount, run by his son David Ellison , has since agreed to distribute it.

Sorkin, interviewing Bessent at his annual Dealbook Summit in New York, framed the ask as part of a larger trend of companies with business before the government seeking to placate the president.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was grilled by New York Times Dealbook author Andrew Ross Sorkin Wednesday about President Trump’s apparent effort to persuade Paramount to gree

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