Trump’s Top Goon Touts Him for a Demotion

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried taking his flattery to new heights Tuesday—by pitching a demotion for President Donald Trump.

Bessent, 63, told Bret Baier on Fox News’ Special Report that he was officially out of the running to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair, before floating Trump, 79, for the job.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his first choice for Fed chair had been Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, but that Bessent had

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