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Witnesses said Bessent criticized Musk's DOGE for failing to make good on its promised cuts, and Musk called Bessent a "Soros agent" who ran "a failed hedge fund."
Bessent's tenure has been defined by his compliance in dismantling government agencies and his unwillingness to recognize the impact of Trump's tariffs on Americans.
Scott Bessent is the first out Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration.
"If somebody calls me tomorrow and says, 'I've got $20 million,' I'm going to get on the plane and go meet with them."
The bisexual former Democrat, now an independent, is drawing criticism from both right and left.
The billionaire would be the second out gay man confirmed to any president’s cabinet.
Prominent Republican leaders are putting money into lobbying for marriage equality.
The "pharma bro" talked repeatedly about wanting to have sex with other men, according to testimony at his fraud trial.
