The Ex-Soros Executive Who Is Trump's New Obsession

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Trump sang Bessent's praises at an August rally in North Carolina, then surprised him by having him come onstage.
61% : Bessent, in some ways an unlikely ally for Trump, has become his latest obsession.
55% : He also is friendly with John Paulson, another investor seen as a potential Treasury secretary under Trump.
55% : This account is based on conversations with more than a dozen people familiar with Bessent and his deepening relationship with Trump.
52% : Bessent is friends with Sen. JD Vance (R., Ohio) and was among the few on Wall Street advocating for Trump to choose Vance as his running mate.
50% : On Thursday, Trump called Bessent "one of the top analysts on Wall Street" during a speech before the Detroit Economic Club.Bessent, founder of the investment firm Key Square Capital Management, caught the former president's attention last year when he publicly backed Trump as many peers in the finance world were still coalescing around Nikki Haley.Bessent, 62 years old, decided to go all-in when he saw that the legal cases against Trump were helping, not hurting, his approval rating.
36% : Bessent's name has been floated for positions such as Treasury secretary should Trump recapture the White House.
33% : Bessent visited Trump early this year at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, where they discussed ways Trump could convert his ideas into policy.

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