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Dow jumps on Treasury pick Scott Bessent’s promise to slash taxes

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 400 points on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, laid out his priorities, including tax cuts. In my first interview as a Treasury candidate wall street journalBessent said he would also focus on imposing tariffs, cutting spending and keeping the U.S. dollar as […]

5 things to know about former NFL star Scott Turner, Trump's pick to lead HUD

President-elect Trump announced Friday that he will nominate former NFL star Scott Turner to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development. “I am pleased to nominate Texas native Scott Turner to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),” President Trump said in a press release. BestReviews is reader-supported […]

Trump taps Scott Bessent for high-stakes Treasury chief: What to know

President-elect Trump on Friday selected Scott Bessent, the billionaire investor who continues to push for higher tariffs and a major shift in global trade activity, to be his Treasury secretary. Mr. Bessent made a profit as the founder of the hedge fund Key Square Group, which helped finance Mr. Trump's second campaign after decades of […]

Trump taps NFL player Scott Turner as head of HUD

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Scott Turner, a former NFL player and Texas congressman from 2013 to 2017, to head the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). “I am pleased to nominate Scott Turner, a native of Texas, to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),” President Trump […]

Trump picks Scott Turner as secretary of Department of Housing and Urban Development

President-elect Trump has nominated Scott Turner to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Turner is director of the Center for Educational Opportunity, a former professional football player, and previously served as executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC). “Mr. Scott is an NFL veteran who served as the […]

Trump Reveals Scott Bessent As Pick For Treasury Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump announced in a social media post Friday that he has nominated Scott Bessent to be the 79th Secretary of the Treasury. Bessent is the latest revelation in the former president's continued list of Cabinet nominees since his Nov. 5 election victory. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said the billionaire […]

Donald Trump Nominates Investor Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will nominate Scott Bessent, a prominent investor and CEO of Key Square Capital Management, to be Secretary of the Treasury. President Trump: “I am very pleased to nominate Scott Bessent as the 79th Secretary of the United States Treasury.'' wrote in a statement True Social Friday Night. “Scott […]