{"id":6550,"date":"2024-04-10T14:51:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T18:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=6550"},"modified":"2024-04-10T14:51:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T18:51:16","slug":"report-trumps-shortlist-for-treasury-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/report-trumps-shortlist-for-treasury-secretary\/njackson\/2024\/04\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Trump&#8217;s Shortlist For Treasury Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Donald Trump has eyes set on the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>, Trump is eyeing a number of high-profile Wall Street and Washington veterans as candidates for Treasury secretary if he wins another term in the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WSJ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/donald-trump-treasury-secretary-cabinet-pick-08582962?mod=politics_lead_story\">continues<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The April 6 event in Palm Beach, Fla., is being hosted by billionaire hedge-fund manager\u00a0John Paulson\u00a0and co-chaired by investor\u00a0Scott Bessent, both of whom have caught Trump\u2019s eye as he weighs who he will nominate for key cabinet positions, according to people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other people Trump\u2019s allies have discussed for Treasury secretary include:\u00a0Robert Lighthizer, the former president\u2019s top trade adviser; former Trump administration Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman\u00a0Jay Clayton; and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/market-data\/quotes\/JPM\">JPMorgan Chase<\/a>\u00a0Chief Executive\u00a0Jamie Dimon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump campaign is also courting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/market-data\/quotes\/BX\">Blackstone<\/a>\u00a0CEO and former Trump donor\u00a0Steve Schwarzman, who in 2022 broke with the former president, saying he planned to back \u201ca new generation\u201d of Republican leaders. 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