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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.
Seen by many as a modern Louis XIV, Mnuchin received an icy reception when he spoke this week at UCLA.
Swamp monster Steven Mnuchin says he's not focused on acknowledging the civil rights leader and suffragette.
Donald Trump explain why in a recent interview.
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.
“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.
Scott Bessent is the first out Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration.
The billionaire would be the second out gay man confirmed to any president’s cabinet.
The California congresswoman again calls out the Treasury secretary on his pathetic excuses.
The gay MAGA treasury secretary also listed two homes as primary residences on mortgage documents.
OneWest, where Treasury secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin was chairman, is the subject of a complaint alleging failure to make housing loans in minority neighborhoods.
Public outrage over $165 million in bonuses for AIG executives shifted this week to scrutiny of the Obama administration and Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner.
Trump's 2.0 cabinet is a cast of characters from right-wing television and MAGA politics. Here are their LGBTQ+ rights records.
Louise Linton, the wife of the Treasury secretary, bragged about her wealth and shamed a critic for being beneath her. Journalists and CNN commentators expressed how we all feel about this modern Marie Antoinette.
This isn't the first time the administration's top out official reportedly suggested using his fists to settle a work disagreement.
Opinion: The Trump sycophant Bessent uses his LGBTQ+ identity as a veneer, Buttigieg uses his to open doors for others, argues John Casey.
“I’ve eaten edamame, I’m pretty sure that also makes me a soybean farmer,” one person said.
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."
There was even a plan to pay people to post favorably about him on social media, but Grenell apparently had no role in it.
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.
