Billionaire Scott Bessent offered treasury secretary job: Sources
President-elect Donald Trump has offered the treasury secretary position to billionaire Scott Bessent, multiple sources told ABC News Friday.
Bessent has advised Trump on economic policy and has been a frequent presence at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club this week and last week.
The position must be approved by the Senate.
The announcement for the job was supposed to come earlier but had been stalled due to intense infighting among Trump's top advisers - including transition co-chair Howard Lutnick - about who should get the job.
-ABC News' Katherine Faulders and Jonathan Karl