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What Scott Bessent’s appointment means for Trump 2.0

30 November 2024

9:00 AM

30 November 2024

9:00 AM

How rare it is to be given a second chance. That’s what the American people have handed Donald Trump.

His second shot at the presidency means avoiding past mistakes, which in TrumpWorld means finally harnessing the full power of the state. Even in the last year of his first term, Trump was struggling to fill all the political appointment vacancies he had at his disposal.

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