President-elect Donald Trump announced Scott Bessent as his nominee for secretary of the Treasury, aiming to appoint the first Senate-approved LGBTQ+ member in a Republican cabinet.
Trump praised Bessent as 'one of the world's foremost international investors' and emphasized that Bessent's story exemplifies the American Dream, aiming to make America rich and prosperous again.
If confirmed, Scott Bessent will be the highest-ranking openly LGBTQ+ person in American history, holding the pivotal treasury role and being fifth in presidential succession.
Scott Bessent, a Yale graduate and former Soros Fund Management partner, led Key Square Group, which struggled for years before achieving profitability in 2021.
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