In 2016, Bessent donated $1 million to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
In February 2024, Bessent hosted a fundraiser in Greenville, South Carolina, that raised nearly $7 million for Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign. In April 2024, Bessent was a host for a Palm Beach, Florida, fundraiser that raised $50 million for the Trump campaign.
In July 2024, Bloomberg Businessweek reported that Bessent was a key economic advisor to President Trump. He is reportedly a candidate for United States Secretary of the Treasury in a second Trump administration, and proposed a three-point economic plan for Trump modeled on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Three Arrows” economic policy.
The Yavapai County Republican Party reported this morning there are 50,000 ballots from the county to be counted. That should give her another 15,000 to 20,000 gain.