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The Remarkable Reinvention of Scott Bessent: Liberal Megadonor to MAGA Brawler

A failed hedge fund, a $2 billion parting gift from Soros, and a spectacularly swift conversion to MAGA: The improbable rise of America's most shameless Treasury Secretary.

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Joshua Powell
Oct 06, 2025
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Scott Bessent’s transformation from George Soros’s golden retriever to Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary makes J.D. Vance’s hillbilly-to-venture-capitalist-to-MAGA-prophet arc look like amateur hour.…

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