Trump Picks Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary, Reports Say

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he’ll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary, one of several personnel decisions that he unveiled as he closed out the workweek.

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National109 articles from 58 sources across the spectrum· Updated 675d ago

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Left

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SalonLeft· 675d ago

Trump picks hedge fund billionaire Bessent to run Treasury

NPRLean Left· 675d ago· ran in 2 outlets

Trump to nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary

Ran by 15 outlets across the spectrum· Portland Press Herald, The Boston Globe
Portland Press HeraldLean Left· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

The Boston GlobeLean Left· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

QuartzLean Left· 675d ago

Donald Trump picks investment executive Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary

NPRLean Left· 675d ago· ran in 2 outlets

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent is Trump's pick for treasury secretary

Center

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Ran by 9 outlets· Fox7 Austin, KTVU San Francisco, +7 more
Fox7 AustinCenter· 675d ago

Trump to nominate Scott Bessent as treasury secretary

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FOX 4 DallasCenter· 675d ago

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FOX 29 PhiladelphiaCenter· 675d ago

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Fox10 PhoenixCenter· 675d ago

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FOX 35 OrlandoCenter· 675d ago

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FoxlaCenter· 675d ago

Trump to nominate Scott Bessent as treasury secretary

Ran by 23 outlets· KGW Portland, NBC10 Philadelphia, +21 more
KGW PortlandCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

NBC10 PhiladelphiaLean Left· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

ABC 10 SacramentoCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

WFAA DallasCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

NBC New YorkLean Left· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort WorthLean Left· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

ABC 17 Mid-MissouriCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

KEYT Santa BarbaraCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

NBC Los AngelesLean Left· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

NBC 6 South FloridaLean Left· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

WTOL ToledoCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

WNEPCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

NBC ChicagoLean Left· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

NBC4 WashingtonLean Left· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

12News Now BeaumontCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

KCEN WacoCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

FOX 61 HartfordCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

Arkansas Democrat-GazetteCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

The RepublicCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

WDIO DuluthCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

WTOP Washington DCCenter· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

KOB 4Center· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

Local News 8Center· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

Digital JournalCenter· 675d ago

Scott Bessent a credible, safe pick for Treasury: experts

The EconomistCenter· 675d ago

What Scott Bessent’s appointment means for the Trump administration

ForbesCenter· 675d ago

The Inside Story Of Scott Bessent’s Ascent To Treasury Secretary Nominee

Right

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Ran by 6 outlets across the spectrum· Winchester Star, Daily Journal, +2 more
Winchester StarLean Right· 675d ago

Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary

Daily JournalLean Right· 675d ago

Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary

TribliveLean Right· 675d ago

Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary

MyNorthwestLean Right· 675d ago

Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary

Ran by 15 outlets across the spectrum· Fortune, Triblive
FortuneLean Right· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

TribliveLean Right· 675d ago

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

FortuneLean Right· 675d ago

Trump team prepares to announce Scott Bessent as Treasury pick

MyNorthwestLean Right· 675d ago

Trump chooses former Soros money manager Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary

FOX BusinessLean Right· 675d ago

Trump nominates Scott Bessent as treasury secretary; picks Russ Vought to lead budget office

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Al JazeeraLean Left· 675d ago

Trump picks billionaire investor Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

Deutsche WelleLean Left· 675d ago

Donald Trump nominates Scott Bessent for treasury secretary – DW

The GuardianLean Left· 675d ago

Scott Bessent: billionaire hedge-fund manager who is ‘all in’ for Trump

The GuardianLean Left· 676d ago

Trump picks hedge-fund investor Scott Bessent for treasury secretary

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