Listen Top Shows Blog

How Scott Bessent Made His Way Into Trump’s Inner Circle

How Scott Bessent Made His Way Into Trump’s Inner Circle

Update: 2025-01-16

Share

Description

Scott Bessent is President-Elect Trump’s pick to be the treasury secretary, a role that spans oversight of the $28 trillion market for US government debt to economic sanctions.

Today on the show, Big Take DC’s Saleha Mohsin joins host David Gura to discuss the tightrope act that landed Bessent the nomination: winning over both MAGA and Wall Street.

Read more: How Scott Bessent Won Over MAGA and Wall Street

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comments

Top Podcasts

The Best New Comedy Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best News Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Business Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Sports Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New True Crime Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Joe Rogan Experience Podcast Right Now – June 20 The Best New Dan Bongino Show Podcast Right Now – June 20 The Best New Mark Levin Podcast – June 2024

In Channel

The Most Influential Person in Davos Isn’t There

The Most Influential Person in Davos Isn’t There

2025-01-2217:04

Americans Flocked to RedNote as the TikTok Ban Loomed. Will the Party Last?

Americans Flocked to RedNote as the TikTok Ban Loomed. Will the Party Last?

2025-01-2120:08

The Second Trump Era Begins

The Second Trump Era Begins

2025-01-2121:23

Antony Blinken: The Exit Interview

Antony Blinken: The Exit Interview

2025-01-1820:45

Janet Yellen: The Exit Interview

Janet Yellen: The Exit Interview

2025-01-1820:05

Gary Gensler: The Exit Interview

Gary Gensler: The Exit Interview

2025-01-1819:12

What Higher Bond Yields Mean for Markets and Everyday Borrowers

What Higher Bond Yields Mean for Markets and Everyday Borrowers

2025-01-1721:00

How Scott Bessent Made His Way Into Trump’s Inner Circle

How Scott Bessent Made His Way Into Trump’s Inner Circle

2025-01-1617:42

The Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal and What Comes Next

The Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal and What Comes Next

2025-01-1621:44

South Korea Has Plenty of Botox But Not Enough Doctors

South Korea Has Plenty of Botox But Not Enough Doctors

2025-01-1418:19

Time Runs Short on TikTok in the US

Time Runs Short on TikTok in the US

2025-01-1316:42

Gary Gensler: The Exit Interview

Gary Gensler: The Exit Interview

2025-01-1018:53

A Wildfire Disaster and an Insurance Crisis Collide in Los Angeles

A Wildfire Disaster and an Insurance Crisis Collide in Los Angeles

2025-01-0917:39

The ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once’ Cyber Threat

The ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once’ Cyber Threat

2025-01-0816:18

Inflation Claims Another Incumbent, This Time in Canada

Inflation Claims Another Incumbent, This Time in Canada

2025-01-0718:38

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Sits Down With Bloomberg Businessweek

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Sits Down With Bloomberg Businessweek

2025-01-0621:12

The Human Egg Trade: Episode 3 - The Journey

The Human Egg Trade: Episode 3 - The Journey

2025-01-0430:20

We Read Hundreds of 2025 Market Predictions So You Don’t Have To

We Read Hundreds of 2025 Market Predictions So You Don’t Have To

2025-01-0216:32

The Year AI Broke Into Music

The Year AI Broke Into Music

2024-12-3119:30

Indonesia Is Building a New Capital. It’s Not Going Well

Indonesia Is Building a New Capital. It’s Not Going Well

2024-12-3019:03

00:00

00:00

1.0x

How Scott Bessent Made His Way Into Trump’s Inner Circle

How Scott Bessent Made His Way Into Trump’s Inner Circle

Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts