{"id":34882,"date":"2025-08-05T12:22:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=34882"},"modified":"2025-08-05T12:22:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:22:45","slug":"trump-says-treasury-secretary-bessent-does-not-want-to-be-fed-chair-but-4-others-in-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=34882","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Treasury Secretary Bessent ‘does not want’ to be Fed chair, but 4 others in running"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Donald Trump told CNBC on Tuesday that he has narrowed the field of potential future Federal Reserve chairs to four candidates, a list that does not include Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.<\/p>\n

While the president did not disclose who is in contention, he revealed that Bessent, previously considered a leading candidate, has taken himself out of contention.<\/p>\n

“Well, I love Scott, but he wants to stay where he is,” Trump said during a “Squawk Box” interview. “I asked him just last night, ‘Is this something you want?’ [Bessent said], ‘Nope, I want to stay where I am. He actually said, ‘I want to work with you.’ It’s such an honor. I said, ‘That’s very nice. I appreciate that.'”<\/p>\n

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