US EditionTreasury Secretary Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent divested $25 million in North Dakota farmland to meet ethics rules before a $12 billion farm aid announcement, ending conflict of interest concerns.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he divested from his thousands of acres of North Dakota soybean farmland last week to comply with his federal ethics agreement.
- Bessent previously owned as much as $25 million of soybean and corn farmland in North Dakota, which earned him up to $1 million a year in rental income.
- The divestiture comes after the US Office of Government Ethics informed the Senate Finance Committee in August that Bessent had failed to comply with certain terms of his ethics agreement aimed at avoiding potential conflicts of interest.
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Bessent divests from soybean farmland ahead of Trump aid announcement for farmers
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he has divested from his North Dakota soybean farmland. This move comes as he leads Trump administration negotiations with China over trade and tariffs.
Bessent Divests From Soybean Farms, Says Farmers Needs Federal Aid Despite China Deal
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he has divested his soybean farm holdings and acknowledged that, despite China’s commitment to buy more U.S. agricultural products, farmers still need support from the federal government.
Bessent Divests From Soybean Farms, Says Farmers Needs Federal Aid Despite China Deal - The Thinking Conservative News
Bessent said he sold his soybean farms and noted that, despite China’s pledge to buy more U.S. crops, American farmers still rely on federal support. The post Bessent Divests From Soybean Farms, Says Farmers Needs Federal Aid Despite China Deal appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
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Trump Goon Gets Fact-Checked About Soybean Farm Boast
CBS host Margaret Brennan was quick to remind Scott Bessent that he isn’t exactly salt of the earth after he once again claimed to run a soybean farm. The awkward moment came during a discussion of farmers’ woes on Face the Nation Sunday, during which Bessent claimed to “run a soybean farm”—backtracking seconds later to admit he had to divest his holdings due to an ethics conflict. Margaret Brennan clarified that multi-millionaire Scott Bessent …
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