Trump, Treasury and Scott Bessent

Trump taps hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to lead Treasury
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Scott Bessent to be his Treasury secretary, offering the hedge fund manager and major campaign fundraiser the preeminent economic post in his administration.
Who is Scott Bessent? What to know about Trump's Treasury secretary pick.
If confirmed, Bessent would runn the department that manages the nation's finances as well as its tax agency, the Internal Revenue Service.
Trump picks hedge fund exec Scott Bessent as treasury secretary
President-elect Trump announced a barrage of new picks for key roles in his administration, including hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to be his treasury secretary. NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist reports for TODAY.
Who Is Scott Bessent? Donald Trump's Nominee for Treasury Secretary
Bessent was once described as the "protege" of billionaire George Soros, who he worked for over the course of decades.
Trump taps Scott Bessent for Treasury, capping long drama over choice
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he will nominate prominent investor Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury secretary, ending days of twists that saw high profile candidates pitted against each other for the cabinet position with vast influence over economic,
What To Know About Scott Bessent: Trump’s Pro-Tariff Treasury Pick
Here's what to know about the Treasury secretary pick Bessent, who beat out a crowded field including former Fed official Kevin Warsh and billionaire Marc Rowan.
Top Treasury Pick Is Most Important to Trump, Cohn Says
Gary Cohn, former chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump, says Trump still has time to get his pick for Treasury secretary right. Hedge fund executive Scott Bessent, Apollo Global Management Inc.
Scott Bessent's Ties To Barack Obama And Hillary Clinton Explained
On Friday Donald Trump announced hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as his treasury secretary nominee, which if confirmed by ...
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How Scott Bessent Won the ‘Knife Fight’ to Be Trump’s Treasury Secretary
It was Scott Bessent’s job to lose—and he almost did. But after two weeks of uncertainty, Donald Trump selected Bessent ...
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Who has Trump picked for his Cabinet? Scott Bessent, Lori Chavez-DeRemer join nominees
Scott Bessent, a former Soros Fund Management chief investment officer, was nominated to lead the Treasury Department.
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 ...
Scott Bessent's rise through finance to the US Treasury
Investor Scott Bessent has spent his career in finance, working for macro investment billionaire George Soros and noted short ...
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 ...