Jan 8, 2025 · Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent is an openly gay appointee in the cabinet of a Republican president-elect who made anti-LGBTQ+ talking points throughout the campaign.

2 days ago · SCOTT BESSENT: TREASURY. South Carolina billionaire Scott Bessent was confirmed as Trump’s second-term Treasury secretary on Jan. 28. With the confirmation, Bessent became the highest ranking openly gay cabinet official in U.S. history. ... JOHN RATCLIFFE: CIA. CIA Director John Ratcliffe was confirmed by a 74-25 margin on Jan. 23, with ...

Nov 13, 2024 · What it means for Israel: Ratcliffe, 59, previously a member of Congress from Texas and former director of national intelligence, accused the Biden administration of diverting critical U.S ...

Dec 10, 2024 · Secretary of the Treasury: Scott Bessent. On Nov. 22, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would nominate hedge fund CEO Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary.

Potential Issues: Lutnick’s attempts to sink his rival for the Treasury secretary job, Scott Bessent, reportedly frustrated Trump and made Lutnick some enemies among the president-elect’s ...

Nov 24, 2024 · Scott Bessent, a billionaire and an economic adviser on Trump’s 2024 campaign, is the founder of hedge fund Key Square Group and served as chief investment officer to a hedge fund founded by ...

January 27, 2025: The Senate voted 68-29 to confirm Scott Bessent as secretary of the Treasury. January 25, 2025: The Senate voted 59-34 to confirm Kristi Noem for secretary of homeland security.

Nov 26, 2024 · Among the many in Trump's orbit with finance backgrounds, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent rose to the top of the pack to lead the Treasury Department. Bessent, a 62-year-old gay man who once...

Nov 18, 2024 · Scott Bessent is a key economic advisor for Donald Trump and is considered as one of the top candidates to be the president-elect’s new treasury secretary. Bessent, a hedge fund investor who taught at Yale University, has a good relationship with Trump, Reuters reported.

Nov 12, 2024 · Scott Bessent, founder of Key Square Group, was chosen for the coveted post of Treasury secretary. Bessent was a key economic policy adviser and fundraiser for the Trump campaign.