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Trump nominates Scott Bessent as treasury secretary

Trump taps Scott Bessent for Treasury, capping long drama over choice

Bessent spent his career in finance and gives Wall Street an advocate for tax reform and deregulation. Some call his nomination a 'relief' and say it could reduce the chance of severe tariffs.

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Trump Taps Wall Street Vet Scott Bessent to Run the Treasury Department

President-elect Donald Trump chose Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department late Friday evening. “I am most pleased to nominate Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States,

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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."

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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 ...

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President elect Trump selects SC native to lead US Treasury department

Billionaire hedge fund manager and SC native Scott Bessent has been nominated by incoming president Donald Trump to lead the ...

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Can Trump eliminate the Department of Education?

President-elect Donald Trump is pledging to close the Department of Education and shift control to states, but it's easier ...

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Trump eyes Loudonville native Kevin Warsh for treasury secretary

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering selecting the financier for Treasury secretary, then nominating him ...

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US House passes measure that could punish nonprofits Treasury Department decides are ‘terrorist’

Organizations representing nonprofits have condemned this bill, which critics see as a threat to President-elect Donald Trump ...

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Friday night flurry: Trump dumps list of nominees to round out administration

President-elect Donald Trump named a number of key nominations to his administration on Friday night. Notable nominations ...

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