Governments always like to slap down uppity rich people when they get the chance -which isnt often because mega rich people have a lot of influence but no one will buy the story in this case
That's certainly not the general view in North America and most of the world... and maybe not even in Europe, noting that Airbus recently strengthened their partnership with Aerion to design the AS2.
Aerion is currently looking to build a new manufacturing facility, presumably somewhere in the US. They will receive full support from the local, state and federal governments to build supersonic business jets -- likely including significant tax breaks.