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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

[thread] Scott Bessent
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Be

* American hedge fund manager
* openly gay man
* member, Huguenot Church [Protestant]
* major Trump fundraiser/donor
* economic advisor for Trump2 2024 presidential campaign
* Nov 2024 named presumptive nominee for U.S. Sec. Treasury
* praises Trump's proposal to implement broad tariffs



en.wikipedia.orgScott Bessent - Wikipedia

Trump treasury pick could indicate plans for tariffs
apnews.com/article/trump-treas

* indicator how Trump will wield tariffs: protectionist trade policies

Leading candidates:
* billionaire investor Scott Bessent
* Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, co-chair Trump’s transition
* Lutnick recomm. candidates for key roles incl. Treasury Dept



FILE - The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
AP News · Trump's treasury pick could give an indication of his tariffs planBy JOSH BOAK

Trump nominates Wall Street investor Scott Bessent as treasury secretary
npr.org/2024/11/22/nx-s1-51896

* Wall Street investor
* one of Trump's top economic advisers
* former protégé, Democratic mega donor George Soros
* founded/runs hedge fund Key Square Group
* argues Trump's proposed tax cuts, looser regulations on businesses will boost U.S. economy