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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump names billionaire Scott Bessent, a former George Soros partner, as Treasury secretary pick.
Bessent interned with Jim Rogers.[9] After graduation, Bessent worked at Brown Brothers Harriman, Kynikos Associates (Jim Chanos), and others.[10] Bessent joined Soros Fund Management (SFM) in 1991 and was a partner there throughout the 1990s, eventually becoming the head of the London office.[4][11][12][13][14] In 1992, Bessent was a leading member of the team whose bet regarding the Black Wednesday collapse of the British pound garnered over $1 billion for the firm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent
So, Trump picked a Soros guy, not just a guy, but a partner in Soros' fund!!!
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Trump names billionaire Scott Bessent, a former George Soros partner, as Treasury secretary pick. (Original Post)
Yavin4
11 hrs ago
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CanonRay
(14,864 posts)1. Has he raped anyone?
AkFemDem
(2,177 posts)2. An odd non-MAGA choice....
Soros guy, Musk argued against him, and he's openly gay, married with children.
newdeal2
(981 posts)5. He raised a lot of money for Trump
Hes a good earner. Thats all that matters to the boss.
EllieBC
(3,362 posts)4. Well that won't make the MAGATs happy at all.
Which delights me. Every time they feel even the slightest twinge of discomfort, I giggle.