NewsweekWho is Scott Bessent? Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary
- Bias Rating
-8% Center
- Reliability
80% ReliableGood
- Policy Leaning
20% Somewhat Conservative
- Politician Portrayal
-45% Negative
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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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44% Positive
- Conservative
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
48% : "I am most pleased to nominate Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States," Trump said in a statement emailed to Newsweek on Friday night.43% : "However, Reuters reported earlier on Friday that Bessent's "years of inconsistent performance" as a money manager had led to "a nearly 90% decline in his hedge fund's assets," although he benefited from his relationship with Trump and placing recent bets on gains for the U.S. dollar and the stock market had led to "a double-digit percentage profit so far in 2024.
39% : While Bessent is strongly backed by Trump and a selection of his allies, some details of this biography might be viewed less favorably by other supporters of the president-elect.
*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.