{"id":130164,"date":"2024-11-26T05:24:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130164"},"modified":"2024-11-26T05:24:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:24:52","slug":"msnbcs-jonathan-capehart-conflicted-by-trump-pick-scott-bessent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130164","title":{"rendered":"MSNBC&#8217;s Jonathan Capehart &#8216;conflicted&#8217; by Trump pick Scott Bessent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A weekend anchor for left-leaning cable channel MSNBC said he was \u201cconflicted\u201d by President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s decision to<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/22\/business\/donald-trump-taps-scott-bessent-as-treasury-secretary\/\"> name the openly gay hedge fund manager Scott Bessent <\/a>as the next Treasury Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Capehart, a Washington Post opinion writer who moonlights as host of \u201cThe Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart\u201d on the Comcast-owned news channel, admitted he was torn about Bessent\u2019s nomination because it was a Republican who chose him to be the highest-ranking gay official ever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWait, Scott Bessent is gay, and married, and has children,\u201d Capehart, who is also gay, said during Sunday\u2019s broadcast. His comments <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JuliannaFrieman\/status\/1860987433023598975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">were posted in a clip on X.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>MSNBC weekend anchor Jonathan Capehart said he was \u201cconflicted\u201d over the cabinet pick. <span class=\"credit\">MSNBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Scott Bessent, the hedge fund manager and founder of Key Square Group, was named Treasury Secretary by President-elect Donald Trump. <span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou know if confirmed, he would be the highest ranking out LGBT person ever to serve \u2014 to be appointed and confirmed by the United States Senate,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd I\u2019m kind of conflicted about this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jon Reinish, a Democratic strategist who was a guest on Capehart\u2019s panel, said: \u201cIn that case, credit where it\u2019s due\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reinish correctly predicted that the stock market would \u201cshoot up\u201d once they opened in reaction to the news of Bessent\u2019s nomination, adding: \u201cWall Street likes the guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Capehart, like Bessent, is openly gay. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is very interesting, yes, that is Trump and not one of our team that made that historic nomination,\u201d Reinish said.<\/p>\n<p>Capehart, who <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/01\/07\/news\/msnbc-host-grows-emotional-draws-tissue-on-jan-6-riot-anniversary\/\">once shed tears on the air<\/a> while discussing the events at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is the latest name on a roster of MSNBC stars who <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/23\/media\/msnbc-contributor-trashes-network-morning-joe-colleagues-over-trump-meeting\/\">have struggled to cope with Trump\u2019s crushing victory<\/a> over Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMorning Joe\u201d co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/18\/us-news\/msnbc-staffers-slam-morning-joe-co-hosts-after-mar-a-lago-summit-with-trump\/\">traveled to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump in person<\/a> despite telling their viewers that the Republican was a \u201cfascist\u201d who posed a danger to the republic.<\/p>\n<p>Brzezinski <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/25\/media\/msnbc-morning-joe-co-host-mika-brzezinski-leaves-x-after-meeting-with-trump\/\">last week announced that she was leaving X<\/a>, the social media platform owned by prominent Trump backer Elon Musk, in favor of Bluesky, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/14\/business\/x-rival-bluesky-gains-1-25m-users-in-week-after-donald-trump-win\/\">which has seen an influx of left-leaning internet users<\/a> who have fled the platform formerly known as Twitter. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>MSNBC \u201cMorning Joe\u201d co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski last week said they met Trump at Mar-a-Lago. <span class=\"credit\">MSNBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied more than 300 points on Monday and the S&amp;P 500 hit a new all-time high as investors cheered Bessent\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n<p>At its peak, the Dow was up more than 500 points before paring back gains.<\/p>\n<p>Bessent, the founder of Key Square Group, rose to become money manager for billionaire financier George Soros.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am most pleased to nominate Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States,\u201d Trump wrote in his announcement, <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113529294640959784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">posted on Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Trump\u2019s decision to nominate Bessent was cheered by investors on Wall Street on Monday. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cScott is widely respected as one of the World\u2019s foremost International Investors and Geopolitical and Economic Strategists,\u201d the president-elect said of this Treasury pick.<\/p>\n<p>Bessent, the 62-year-old founder of Key Square Group, has repeatedly backed the president-elect\u2019s pro-tariff stance in a series of op-eds and media appearances over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScott\u2019s story is that of the American Dream,\u201d Trump said Friday, noting that Bessent \u201chas long been a strong advocate of the America First Agenda.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The nomination of Bessent ended a bitter, behind-the-scenes race that saw fierce jockeying among Wall Street power players <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/19\/us-news\/trump-to-pick-transition-team-co-chair-howard-lutnick-for-commerce-secretary-source\/\">including Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick<\/a> and Apollo Global Management chief Marc Rowan.<\/p>\n<p>Lutnick, who co-chairs the Trump transition team and was thought to be the front-runner for the Treasury Secretary job, was named Commerce Secretary.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     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