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born 1962 United States

Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent (born August 21, 1962) is an American government official and former hedge fund manager serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. He was formerly a partner at Soros Fund Management (SFM) and founded Key Square Group, a global macro investment firm.

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Random Scott Bessent quote

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Denmark’s investment in U.S. Treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant.

Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American Dream.

This idea that Trump is inflationary is absurd.

Tariffs can’t be inflationary because if the price of one thing goes up, unless you give people more money, then they have less money to spend on the other thing, so there is no inflation.

Tariffs are inflationary and would strengthen the dollar.

I’m going to fucking beat your ass.

There is no inflation. Tariffs are not being passed on to consumers.

Tariffs do not cause inflation

Why the fuck are you talking to the president about me? Fuck you. I’m gonna punch you in your fucking face.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Scott Bessent (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.