Here's what to know about the Treasury secretary pick Bessent, who heads into his confirmation hearing and may become the first Senate-approved LGBTQ+ member in a Republican cabinet.

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Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump's pick for treasury secretary, will appear for a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Thursday, where he will discuss the incoming president's economic vision.

The stakes have never been higher, but with Bessent at the helm of the Trump economic team, a brighter future is within reach.

I believe that President Trump has a generational opportunity to unleash a new economic golden age that will create more jobs, wealth and prosperity for all Americans,” Bessent said.

"Nothing I can immediately think of," Bessent responded. A South Carolina native turned Wall Street investor, Bessent repeatedly argued that he would prioritize Main Street consumers over his wealthy peers. "I believe Wall Street has done great the past ...

The billionaire money manager from South Carolina takes questions from members of the Senate Finance Committee. Bessent would be the first openly LGBTQ Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a ...

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, plans to tell senators during his confirmation hearing the next four years will present an opportunity for an “economic

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Hedge fund executive Scott Bessent, tapped to become President-elect ... confirmed for the position of Secretary of the Department of Treasury.” A South Carolina native, Bessent attended Yale University before joining Soros Fund Management in 1991.

Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, who lives in Charleston, South Carolina with his husband and family, could become first Senate-approved LGBTQ+ member in a Republican cabinet.