Trump nominates Wall Street investor Scott Bessent as treasury secretary
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/22/nx-s1-5189652/trump-scott-bessent-treasury-secretary-cabinet-pick
* 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
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