Post Shared by X An Army lieutenant colonel has reportedly resigned over President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent.
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White Hat Council member resigns over Trump nomination
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November 25th and 24thA White Hat Council member has resigned from the committee in protest of President Donald J. Trump's nomination of a “Soros stooge” to head the U.S. Treasury Department. pic.twitter.com/oY21zSQ7Bz
— ✊️🇺🇲Jeffrey Aalvik✝️🩸 (@AalvikJeffrey) November 25, 2024
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This claim is false and originally stemmed from a Nov. 25 article published on the satirical website Real Raw News.
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According to reports, President Trump announced on November 22 that he had nominated Bessent to be Secretary of the Treasury. CNBC. Bessent, 62, is the founder of the hedge fund Key Square Group, the newspaper reported.
X-Post reports that an Army lieutenant colonel is said to have resigned over President Trump's nominee for the Treasury Department, Bessent.
“White Hat Council Member Resigns Over Candidate Trump,” the post claims. This post includes a screenshot of an article that reiterates that claim.
This claim is false and originally Articles for November 25th It was published on the satirical site “Real Law News.'' The site's disclaimer states:About us” indicates that its contents are not intended to be taken literally. “The information on this website is for informational, educational and entertainment purposes. This website contains humour, parody and satire. We have included this disclaimer because of this. [of] Attorney,” the disclaimer says. (Related: Did Donald Trump appoint Karl Malone as Director of Child Protective Services?)
According to a Nov. 25 article, during a recent council meeting at Camp Pendleton after President Trump nominated Bessent for the Treasury Department, an unnamed Army lieutenant colonel said he felt “pent-up anger. It exploded.'' An unnamed Army lieutenant colonel claimed that Bessent, a former Democratic donor and George Soros employee, was a “Trojan horse” to thwart Trump, the article said.
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