DDonald Trump announced on Friday that he would appoint Scott Bessent, an ardent promoter of political control over the Federal Reserve, to the key post of Secretary of the Treasury, while Russ Vought, one of the main drafters of the controversial “Project 2025”, must take charge of the budget.
Cited among the favorites for this position, Scott Bessent, founder of the investment company Key Square Group and long-time close to the Trump family, will play an essential role in the implementation of the economic program of the president-elect of the United States. United, but also in controlling the public debt.
“He will help me launch a new golden age for the United States, solidifying our role as the world's leading economy, center of innovation and business creation, destination of capital, while ensuring that the “The dollar remains, without question, the world's reserve currency,” Donald Trump said in a statement.
In a press release, the American Bankers Association (ABA) welcomed the appointment of Scott Bessent, estimating that his financial background “will help him lead a ministry essential to the global economy and the country's banks” .
The president-elect subsequently appointed Russ Vought, one of the main drafters of the controversial “Project 2025”, to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), an important agency that helps the president decide on political priorities. and their financing.
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“Project 2025”, with which Donald Trump assured during his campaign not to be associated, is a 900-page program designed by the Heritage Foundation think tank, which aims to be an unofficial and radical roadmap, drawn up by people close to the circles. conservatives.
The text notably plans to reform the status of federal civil servant, until now largely protected from changes in political power, which could allow Donald Trump to place more loyal ultraconservatives in key positions.
He also proposes to reshape federal agencies to centralize executive power in the hands of the White House and thus allow the implementation of a very conservative policy on subjects ranging from immigration to abortion.
Finally, Donald Trump announced that he was nominating Republican elected official Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who failed in her attempt at re-election to Congress in early November, to the post of Minister of Labor.
