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Scott Bessent, IRS and Elon Musk

Reuters on MSN · 11h

US Treasury's Bessent ousts IRS acting chief, names deputy to temporary role

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed on Friday that Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender has been appointed acting Internal Revenue Service commissioner, replacing longtime IRS career official Gary Shapley in the temporary role.

Politico on MSN · 13h

Latest IRS acting chief ousted amid Musk vs. Bessent turf feud

President Donald Trump is replacing the fourth IRS chief this year amid complaints by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that he was not consulted on the appointment after Elon Musk recommended the person, according to a White House ally and a Trump administration official familiar with the dispute.

Fortune on MSN · 15h

The IRS’ interim commissioner was just ousted after Scott Bessent reportedly fussed to Trump that Elon Musk installed the leader behind his back

The acting commissioner of the IRS was fired Friday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly complained to President Donald Trump that DOGE cost-cutter-in-chief Elon Musk did not ask for approval to name Gary Shapley as the agency’s figure-head.

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Musk’s Secret MAGA Civil War With Scott Bessent Revealed

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has emerged victorious after a fiery secret battle with Department of Government Efficiency ...

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Bessent Ousts Musk-Backed IRS Commissioner Gary Shapley, Report Says

President Donald Trump will replace Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner Gary Shapley, who was backed by Elon Musk, ...

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to America's biggest CEOs: Stop worrying

CEOs have warned on the economy because of Trump administration tariff policies. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a ...

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‘I Think He Means It’: Scott Bessent’s Endgame

The Treasury secretary is seen as a moderating influence on President Trump. But he’s on a mission to disrupt government as ...

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How Scott Bessent’s LLC Flipped A House And Lost $100,000 In One Month

South Carolina real estate records show an odd transaction just as Bessent was taking office as Treasury Secretary.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Yahoo Finance: Not all tariff deals will be done in 90 days

Completing tariff deals with major countries may take longer than the 90-day pause the Trump administration instituted last ...

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Stan Druckenmiller, Scott Bessent’s former boss, says he’s opposed to Trump tariffs exceeding 10%

Stanley Druckenmiller, the billionaire hedge fund manager who was once Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s boss when they both ...

The Nation on MSN8dOpinion

Scott Bessent Is Doing a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Job

When hedge-fund billionaire Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent was nominated last fall by Donald Trump to serve as the nation’s 79th ...

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Scott Bessent Says China Won't 'Weaponize' US Treasuries, Citing Risk To RMB And Exports: 'We Do Buybacks'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that China couldn’t sell U.S. Treasuries to destabilize the financial markets, as ...

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Americans ready to retire aren’t worried about ‘day-to-day’ market fluctuations

In an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Bessent called it a “false narrative” that people who are close to retiring ...

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Bessent says White House will start interviewing candidates for next Fed chair this fall

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said the White House will start interviewing candidates this fall to succeed ...

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