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How Scott Bessent Made His Way Into Trump’s Inner Circle
Today on the Big Take: To get the nomination for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent had to win over MAGA, Wall Street and Trump himself.
Scott Bessent during a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, on Jan. 16.
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Scott Bessent is President-Elect Trump’s pick to be the treasury secretary, a role that spans oversight of the $28 trillion market for US government debt to economic sanctions.