Scott Bessent helped George Soros rise to fame in 1992 by being Soros' "chief investment officer" in sacking the British pound into bankruptcy then.
Bessent was still a partner with Soros when Soros sparked the 1997 financial crisis in southeast Asia through currency speculation.
Their are many testaments to currency speculation by Soros from 1997 that exist today in Bangkok.. in the form of skyscraper ghost towns for blocks in areas of Bangkok from skyscrapers half built in 1997,...
Trump promoting Bessent is a classical example of "if you can't beat them, have them join you" methodology at its finest