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Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent gets Trump blessing for Treasury

  • Bias Rating

    -12% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    60% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -22% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    39% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

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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26% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : "Scott is widely respected as one of the world's foremost International Investors and Geopolitical and Economic Strategists," Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform.
63% : He also co-hosted a pair of lucrative fundraisers for Trump this year, reportedly raking in nearly $60 million.
52% : "Bessent, who jumped on the Trump train back in 2016, donated at least $1 million in support of Trump during the 2024 campaign cycle, according to OpenSecrets.org.
46% : Offsets should include rolling back the 2022 budget and climate law, making changes but not cuts to Medicaid, and freezing discretionary spending outside of defense, he said.

*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.

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