
Scott Bessent, gay billionaire hedge fund founder, confirmed as Trump's Treasury secretary
- Bias Rating
-12% Somewhat Liberal
- Reliability
70% ReliableGood
- Policy Leaning
8% Center
- Politician Portrayal
24% Positive
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
53% : He'll also be front and center as Trump pushes tariffs on products from a host of countries, including Mexico and Canada.51% : But "Trump liked [Bessent's] billionaire bona fides and the fact that he converted to the MAGA movement after working for Soros," CNN reports.
37% : Related: Trump nominates investment manager Scott Bessent, a gay man, as Treasury secretary "Scott has long been a strong advocate of the America First Agenda," Trump said in a statement in November.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.