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Scott Bessent

Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent is an American businessman, financial commentator, and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. Bessent was a partner at Soros Fund Management (SFM) and founded Key Square Group, a global macro investment firm. He is the first openly gay person to lead the U.S. Treasury Department, the first openly gay U.S. Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration, the second openly gay Senate-confirmed Cabinet secretary, and the highest-ranking LGBTQ government official in U.S. history.

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Stories
255
Events
120
Mentions
265
Busiest day
24 stories
Busiest day was 2026-09-21, with 24 stories.
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Mean media tone
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Mean tone of press coverage toward Scott Bessent, −100 (critical) to +100 (favorable). Measures how the media covers the entity — not public opinion or polling. Missing coverage is unavailable, not neutral.

Scored stories
412
Scored articles
420
Reputational risk
28
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Confidence
63%
Daily tone trend29 days
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News 788 (88%) Social 108 (12%)
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