How Scott Bessent Made His Way Into Trump’s Inner Circle
Jan 16, 2025•15 min
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Episode description
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.
Today on the show, Big Take DC’s Saleha Mohsin joins host David Gura to discuss the tightrope act that landed Bessent the nomination: winning over both MAGA and Wall Street.
Read more: How Scott Bessent Won Over MAGA and Wall Street
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