It’s being reported now that President-elect Trump is going to nominate a former Soros candidate as his Treasury Secretary.
Scott Bessent, how raised a ton of money for Trump’s campaign, is said to be Trump’s guy to lead the Treasury even though some are raising alarms because he worked with Soros.
Here’s the news via this Epoch Times reporter:
#BREAKING: Trump to nominate Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, per source with knowledge.
— Jackson Richman (@jacksonrichman) November 12, 2024
But some are warning that this isn’t confirmed yet:
There has been no confirmation that Scott Bessent will become Trump's Secretary of Treasury, yet.
This speculation is based on a single unnamed source talking to a D.C. correspondent at the Epoch Times.
Bessent worked for a Soros fund in the 1990s.
Since then, he has been an… pic.twitter.com/BZhp2XUxgw
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 12, 2024
“Since then, he has been an outspoken critic of Bidenomics and has even appeared on the @IngrahamAngle and Bannon’s War Room.
President Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary will become official when he announces it.
Assuming this is true, it’s an interesting choice. I’ve seen some people say the Soros stuff doesn’t matter and others worry that it’s a bad sign:
🚨Trump is reportedly tapping Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary.
He got rich working for George Soros.
What the hell is going on?? pic.twitter.com/mgEQ0sRsTz
— Tayyy (@tayjoness) November 12, 2024
And then there’s this…
Scott Bessent is a gay man with children. He has hosted fundraisers for and donated to Democrats. He is a close friend of George Soros and served as chief investment officer of Soros Fund Management. This is NOT #MAGA. Don't be fooled.
— Mugwumpery (@Mugwumpity) November 12, 2024