Bessent was once described as the "protege" of billionaire George Soros, who he worked for over the course of decades.

"I am most pleased to nominate Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States," Trump said ...

Scott Bessent is an investor and hedge fund manager. He served as chief investment officer at Soros Fund Management before ...

Jonathan Capehart is a Washington Post opinion writer who moonlights as host of “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” on ...

President-elect Trump nominated Scott Bessent, the founder and CEO of global macro investment firm Key Square Group, for ...

The Treasury Secretary is a high-level Cabinet position charged with advising the president on matters related to financial, ...

Donald Trump has nominated gay billionaire hedge fund executive Scott Bessent as his Secretary of the Treasury ...

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen money manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction and deregulation, to ...

President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of ...

The president-elect has selected the hedge-fund manager to lead the Treasury, elevating one of his most vocal supporters in ...

If confirmed, Bessent will be tasked with implementing any tax cuts a Republican-controlled Congress may pursue.