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One nomination doesn’t change the rest of Trump’s policies – or Supreme Court appointees.

But to give credit where due, from Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent

|| He is the first openly gay treasury secretary and as fifth in the presidential line of succession, he is the highest-ranking openly LGBT person in American history.<sup style=”font-family: inherit; color: var(–bb-body-text-color);”>[7]</sup>

|| In 2000, Bessent hosted a fundraiser for Al Gore at his East Hampton, New York, home.^[31] He has also donated to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.^[32] In 2016, Bessent donated $1 million to Donald Trump‘s 2017 presidential inaugural committee.^[33] In 2023 and 2024, Bessent donated more than $1 million to Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.^[34]

|| In February 2024, Bessent hosted a fundraiser in Greenville, South Carolina, that raised nearly $7 million for Trump’s 2024 campaign.^[35] In April 2024, Bessent was a host for a Palm Beach, Florida, fundraiser that raised $50 million for the Trump campaign.^[36] In July 2024, Bloomberg Businessweek reported that Bessent was a key economic adviser to Trump.^[37] He proposed a three-point economic plan for Trump modeled on Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe‘s “Three Arrows” economic policy.^[38]

|| Bessent is the first openly gay secretary of the treasury, the second openly gay Senate-confirmed Cabinet secretary of an Executive Department after Pete Buttigieg, and the fifth openly gay person to serve in a Cabinet-level capacity, including interim officeholders and offices elevated to Cabinet-rank (after Demetrios Marantis, Richard Grenell, Buttigieg, and Vince Micone).<sup style=”font-family: inherit; color: var(–bb-body-text-color);”>[42]</sup><sup style=”font-family: inherit; color: var(–bb-body-text-color);”>[43]</sup>

Sorry, boys, but this half-billionaire has a husband and 2 children.

And, just saying, Pete Buttigieg is cuter.

en.wikipedia.org

Scott Bessent - Wikipedia

Scott Bessent - Wikipedia