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Ultra-rich Scott Bessent, who owned a pink mansion, says he’s a ‘soybean farmer’ & the internet mocks him

“I’ve eaten edamame, I’m pretty sure that also makes me a soybean farmer,” one person said.

During Trump’s shutdown, Argentina gets $20 billion while our service members get ... $0

Opinion: Donald Trump is willing to write big checks to foreign banks that benefit U.S. billionaires, but not to our soldiers or government workers, writes John Casey.

Scott Bessent’s mortgage history undercuts Trump’s case to oust Fed governor Lisa Cook

The gay MAGA treasury secretary also listed two homes as primary residences on mortgage documents.

U.S. Open proves if you want to know the measure of the man that is Donald Trump, count his friends

Opinion: “Want to go to the U.S. Open with me?” What choice did they have? Trump mistakes forced company for friendship, writes John Casey.

Scott Bessent threatened to punch a fellow Trump official in the 'f***ing face,' Politico reports

This isn't the first time the administration's top out official reportedly suggested using his fists to settle a work disagreement.

Homophobe Rand Paul says gay CDC official's 'lifestyle' made him unfit to be in government

The U.S. senator from Kentucky made the comment about Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned over the Trump administration's anti-science policies.

Trump cans IRS commissioner and replaces him with Scott Bessent for now

Critics argue that it's a distraction from the continuing anger from the MAGA base about the administration's refusal to release all Jeffrey Epstein files.

Scott Bessent, Trump's gay treasury secretary, is out of the running for Fed chair

Donald Trump explain why in a recent interview.

Democrats urge gay Treasury Secretary Bessent not to scrap protections for LGBTQ+ federal workers

“It’s deeply troubling to see someone who has benefited from civil rights protections turn around and try to strip them from others,” Rep. Ritchie Torres said.

Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ cabinet: An in-depth look

Trump's 2.0 cabinet is a cast of characters from right-wing television and MAGA politics. Here are their LGBTQ+ rights records.

'WWE in the West Wing:' Elon Musk got into a screaming match with Scott Bessent

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."

Who is Scott Bessent? Here's the gay billionaire and treasury secretary backing Trump tariffs

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.

The only thing Scott Bessent shares with Pete Buttigieg is a last name that begins with a 'B’

Opinion: The Trump sycophant Bessent uses his LGBTQ+ identity as a veneer, Buttigieg uses his to open doors for others, argues John Casey.

Scott Bessent, gay billionaire hedge fund founder, confirmed as Trump's Treasury secretary

Scott Bessent is the first out Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration.

Scott Bessent, Trump’s gay treasury secretary nominee, to divest from vast $700 million portfolio

The billionaire would be the second out gay man confirmed to any president’s cabinet.

Gay Trump ally Richard Grenell really, really wanted to be secretary of State. It went to Marco Rubio

There was even a plan to pay people to post favorably about him on social media, but Grenell apparently had no role in it.

Trump nominates investment manager Scott Bessent, a gay man, as Treasury secretary

Bessent, if confirmed, would be the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community to lead the department. His nomination still doesn't mean Trump is an ally, however.