Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a room full of billionaires in Sun Valley that President Donald Trump shares a personality trait with his former boss, the famously liberal financier George Soros: Both are impatient when working on high-stakes deals.

Trump Cabinet pick Scott Bessent delivered a body blow to Elon Musk, and the world's richest man is now lashing out. Bessent said on CNN that Musk was polling badly. "The principles of DOGE were very popular.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, listens as investor Scott Bessent speaks on the economy in Asheville, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.(Matt Kelley / AP ...

When asked to compare his past and current bosses, Scott Bessent said President Trump and George Soros are very similar and both impatient.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former George Soros money manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary. Bessent, 62, is founder of hedge

He worked for George Soros and donated to Democratic causes . Before becoming a Trump donor and adviser, Bessent donated to various Democratic causes in the early 2000s, notably Al Gore’s ...

Scott Bessent will lead President Donald Trump's financial agenda as treasury secretary.. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, was confirmed in a 68 to 29 U.S. Senate vote on Monday and ...

Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump's tax cuts Bessent, a past supporter of Democrats who once worked for George Soros, has become an ...

President-elect Trump nominated Bessent, a former protégé of George Soros to be his next treasury secretary. Scott Bessent, the little-known Wall Street investor who became one of President ...

The Brief. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent, a former George Soros money manager, to lead the Treasury Department. If confirmed, Bessent would be the first openly gay ...

U.S. stocks are shaky on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he had “talked about the concept of firing” the head of the Federal Reserve. Such a move could help Wall Street get the lower interest rates that it loves but would also risk a weakened Fed unable to make the unpopular moves needed to keep inflation under control.