Hedge fund chief and tariff fan Scott Bessent to lead Treasury under Trump
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Wall Street veteran Scott Bessent to be the secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Trump announced Friday night. If confirmed by the Senate to be the department’s 79th secretary, Bessent will face a record-high national debt of $36 trillion, and the possibility of more as tax…
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