Trump Picks Scott Bessent

Trump Picks Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
The president-elect has selected the hedge-fund manager to lead the Treasury, elevating one of his most vocal supporters in the finance world.
Trump nominates Scott Bessent as treasury secretary; picks Russ Vought to lead budget office
President-elect Trump nominated Scott Bessent, the founder and CEO of global macro investment firm Key Square Group, for treasury secretary.
Trump names billionaire Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary pick
President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of the Treasury.
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Trump nominates investment manager Scott Bessent, a gay man, as Treasury secretary
Bessent, if confirmed, would be the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community to lead the department. His nomination still doesn't mean Trump is an ally, however.
Donald Trump taps Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary, ending fierce battle for key job
Bessent, the 62-year-old founder of Key Square Group, has repeatedly backed the president-elect’s pro-tariff stance in a series of op-eds and media appearances over the past year.
Trump picks Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary
If confirmed, Bessent will be tasked with implementing any tax cuts a Republican-controlled Congress may pursue.
Trump Nominates Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary
"I am most pleased to nominate Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States," Trump said in a statement emailed to Newsweek. "Scott is widely respected as one of the World's foremost International Investors and Geopolitical and Economic Strategists. Scott's story is that of the American Dream."
Scott Bessent May Rue the Day He Became U.S. Treasury Secretary
Trump's nominee to run the Treasury faces a tall order—dealing with mounting debt, implementing an aggressive tariff regime, and navigating a thorny relationship with the Federal Reserve.
Scott Bessent Helped ‘Break’ the Bank of England. Now He’ll Run the U.S. Treasury.
He Helped ‘Break’ the Bank of England. Now He May Run the U.S. Treasury.
Scott Bessent’s former colleagues and rivals see the prospective Treasury secretary as a thoughtful choice with a broad ...
What to know about Scott Bessent, Trump's pick for treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen money manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction and deregulation, to ...
Trump Nominates Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
Trump assured Americans that his pick will help him ‘usher in a new Golden Age for the United States’ and economic boom.
Dow hits all-time closing high as Trump’s Treasury pick Scott Bessent promises to slash taxes, spending
The longtime hedge fund manager said he is focused on making Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent, as well as eliminating taxes on ...