Can Bessent Hang in Trumpworld?

Scott Bessent walks to speak with reporters at the White House.

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Today’s notice: How long can “polite” and cautious politics last in an era of chainsaw-brandishing? Replacing the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva might be Democrats’ first big electoral test. And, Congress is back in Washington. Yippee!

Making Scott Bessent Make Sense

How did Scott Bessent — a polite, bookish former top lieutenant for George Soros — wind up in Donald Trump’s administration?

After all, as NOTUS’ Claire Heddles details in her revelatory new profile of the treasury secretary, it would be difficult to overstate just how strange a fit Bessent appears to be.