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Bessent sets off finance world alarms with Treasury visitor: 'Get me out of this timeline’
Jake Paul at Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Press Conference held at the Avalon in Hollywood, USA on May 14, 2025. (Photo credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock)
The Treasury Department Is Doing Influencer Politics While Borrowing Costs Soar
The Man With the Power
Scott Bessent is not a spectator to the country’s economic strain. He is Treasury secretary: the official overseeing federal borrowing, sanctions policy, and the department whose decisions reverberate through credit markets. When he uses that office to host Jake Paul and advertise the visit as an inspirational American success…
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