Inside Bessent’s Treasury: Tension, Turnover and Unmet Economic Goals
WASHINGTON—Scott Bessent was fuming. Bessent’s behavior was a factor—and sometimes the most-important one—in the departure of multiple key officials, people familiar with the matter said. President Trump had just asked his Treasury secretary to investigate allegations of fraud in Minnesota’s Somali community—and Bessent thought one of his top deputies was dragging his feet. During a…