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During Bessent's confirmation vote a man was arrested with knives and a [[Molotov cocktail]]. The offender told [[Capitol Police]], "I'm here to kill Scott Bessent".<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-man-arrested-at-capitol-with-molotov-cocktails-wanted-to-kill-treasury-sec-scott-bessent-police</ref> | During Bessent's confirmation vote a man was arrested with knives and a [[Molotov cocktail]]. The offender told [[Capitol Police]], "I'm here to kill Scott Bessent".<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-man-arrested-at-capitol-with-molotov-cocktails-wanted-to-kill-treasury-sec-scott-bessent-police</ref> | ||
| − | While negotiating the so-called "rare earths" [[trade]] deal with [[Ukrainian]] [[Prime Minister]] [[Yuliia Svyrydenko]] in February 2025, Bessent yelled at | + | While negotiating the so-called "rare earths" [[trade]] deal with [[Ukrainian]] [[Prime Minister]] [[Yuliia Svyrydenko]] in February 2025, Bessent yelled at Svyrydenko saying, "You have six minutes to accept the [[American]] terms of the deal, or the [[negotiation]]s would be over", according to ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>https://archive.is/TqTsj#selection-683.0-683.17</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:06, October 3, 2025
| Scott Bessent | |
|---|---|
| United States Secretary of the Treasury From: January 28, 2025 – present | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Predecessor | Janet Yellen |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| Information | |
Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent (born August 1962) is an investor and hedge fund manager. He is Trump's Secretary of Treasury, as confirmed to the U.S. Senate.
During Bessent's confirmation vote a man was arrested with knives and a Molotov cocktail. The offender told Capitol Police, "I'm here to kill Scott Bessent".[1]
While negotiating the so-called "rare earths" trade deal with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko in February 2025, Bessent yelled at Svyrydenko saying, "You have six minutes to accept the American terms of the deal, or the negotiations would be over", according to The New York Times.[2]