What to know about Scott Bessent, Trump's pick for treasury secretary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : Bessent is a past supporter of Democrats who has become an enthusiastic supporter of Trump.
54% : Bessent has backed extending provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which Trump signed into law in his first year in office, though estimates from various economic analysis of the costs of the various tax cuts range between nearly $6 trillion and $10 trillion over 10 years.
52% : "Trump on the campaign trail proposed a 60% tariff on goods from China -- and a tariff of up to 20% on everything else the United States imports.
30% : In 2020, Trump named Richard Grenell, who is openly gay, acting director of national intelligence.

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