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The process of selecting the Cabinet for the second Trump administration is accelerating. It is true that there has been controversy over the qualifications of the nominees due to various rumors and criticism that they are all white, but this time, in the economic field, a large number of hardliners from Wall Street were selected.
Reporter Song Moo-bin also reports on the details of the appointment.
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Scott Bessent, a billionaire and former hedge fund founder, has been nominated as the Treasury Secretary candidate to lead the economic policy of the second Trump administration.
While former Federal Reserve Director Kevin Worth, who was initially mentioned as a strong candidate, was negative about high tariffs, he has supported Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs of up to 60% on Chinese products.
Scott Bessent / Candidate for U.S. Treasury Secretary (last 6th)
“If we gradually raise tariffs and implement Trump’s inflation suppression policy (we can reach the inflation target)….”
Howard Rutnick, who was previously nominated as Secretary of Commerce, is also a Wall Street billionaire and is considered a public hardliner.
Howard Rutnick / U.S. Secretary of Commerce candidate (last October)
“When was America great? 125 years ago, when tariffs were everything.”
In other economic ministries, people who were similar to Trump were appointed.
Chris Wright / Candidate for U.S. Secretary of Energy (last April)
“(I admit that I said climate change was a fiction.?) Of course. (Yes, that’s bullshit.)”
In addition, Congressman Lori Chavez-Deremer, a Hispanic woman, has been nominated as Secretary of Labor, and former Congressman Scott Turner, a former professional football player, has been nominated as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Cabinet selection process is almost complete.
Alex Wong, who was in charge of the North Korea-US summit during the first Trump administration, was selected as the White House deputy national security adviser.
This is Song Moo-bin from TV Chosun.
