Breitbart Business Digest: Scott Bessent Explains Trump’s Interest Rate Policy
We got some powerful support this week for our argument that President Trump is not demanding that the Federal Reserve cut interest rates.
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Treasury Secretary Bessent: Tariffs Are a ‘Means to an End’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday on Fox Business Channel’s “Kudlow” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are a “means to an end.”
New Jersey Democrat Rep. Lamonica McIver on Opposing Trump: ‘Shut Down the City,’ ‘We Are at War’
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) went full Trump Derangement Syndrome this week, calling on Democrats to “shut down the city.”
Trump: Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick to Lead ‘Big Negotiation with Mexico’ During Tariff Pause
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and his nominee for Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, will lead negotiations with Mexico during the month-long pause on freshly inked tariffs.
Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to Create U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund
President Donald Trump is directing his Treasury and Commerce secretaries to begin the process of establishing a U.S. sovereign wealth fund.
Man Allegedly Plotting to Kill Mike Johnson, Scott Bessent, Pete Hegseth Arrested at U.S. Capitol with Molotov Cocktails
A man was arrested at the United States Capitol Building with a knife and Molotov cocktails after he revealed that he had intended to kill House Speaker Mike Johnson, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, according to court filings.
Senate Confirms Trump Nominee Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary
The Senate voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee, Scott Bessent, the CEO of Key Square Capital Management, to serve as the head of the United States Treasury Department.
Trump Executive Order Calls to Promote U.S. Leadership in Crypto, Evaluate Potential National Crypto ‘Stockpile’
President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order calling to maintain American leadership in cryptocurrencies and to evaluate the potential creation of a “national digital asset stockpile.”
John Barrasso on Democrats Stalling Trump Nominees: Americans Want Trump Nominees Confirmed, Not Resistance
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) on Wednesday said Democrats should stop resisting efforts to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominees.
Trump Treasury Pick Disputes Democrat Assertion America Is in Clean Energy ‘Arms Race’ with China
Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday disputed Sen. Ron Wyden’s (D-OR) argument that America is in a clean energy “arms race” with China, charging that China is projected to build 100 coal fired plants this year.
Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent Rips Democrat Wyden on Tariffs, Nuclear Energy in Confirmation Hearing
Treasury nominee Scott Bessent opened his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee with powerful attacks on the radical left by defending the value of tariffs and nuclear energy.
Bessent Warns That Failure To Preserve Trump Tax Cuts Would Bring Economy To A ‘Sudden Stop’
“This is the single most important issue of the day,” Bessent said.
Bessent To Call For Tax Relief For Manufacturers, Service Workers, And Seniors
“Trump was the first president in modern times to recognize the need to change our trade policy and stand up for American workers,” Besset will say.
Exclusive — Crescent Dunes: Biden DOJ Moved on Election Night to Cover Up Alleged Solar Energy Scandal that Cost Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions
Outgoing President Joe Biden’s Justice Department moved on election night on Nov. 5 to essentially ensure the cover-up of a potentially massive green energy scandal, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.
Breitbart Business Digest: Scott Bessent—The Right Man to Carry Trump’s Economic Agenda Forward
In Scott Bessent, Donald Trump has chosen a capable lieutenant to ensure his economic policies can be revived after the inflation-ridden interregnum of the Biden administration.
MSNBC’s Capehart: ‘Conflicted’ over Trump Nominee Being Highest-Ranking LGBT Cabinet Member
MSNBC anchor Jonathan Capehart said on this week’s broadcast of “The Sunday Show” that he was “conflicted” over President-elect Donald Trump’s new Treasury Secretary nominee, Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager because he would be the highest-ranking openly gay government official.
Bessent Bounce: Stocks and Bonds Rally On Trump’s Treasury Pick
U.S. stocks and bonds climbed Monday as investors welcomed President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Treasury secretary.
Donald Trump Nominates Investor Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination of Scott Bessent, a prominent investor and CEO of Key Square Capital Management, for Treasury Secretary.
Scott Bessent, Potential Trump Treasury Pick, Pens Powerful Defense of Tariffs
In the article, Bessent advocates for the deployment of tariffs to protect and promote American industries, drawing parallels to Alexander Hamilton’s early economic policies.
How Scott Bessent Fought The Left While Working in George Soros’s Hedge Fund
One of the leading contenders to be Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary cut his teeth in the belly of the beast: George Soros’s hedge fund.
Billionaire Investor Bessent Bets on ‘Trump Rally’ in Stock Market Before Election, Big Boom if Trump Wins
Scott Bessent, a billionaire investor, expects the stock market to continue to rally whenever former President Donald Trump leads Democrat President Joe Biden in general election polling. If Trump beats Biden in November, Bessent expects a huge and long-sustained boom in the market.
