️🇺🇸 WSJ: US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant's confrontational management style has contributed to several senior departures and growing internal tensions in the department, according to current and former officials.

️🇺🇸 WSJ: US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant's confrontational management style has contributed to several senior departures and growing internal tensions in the department, according to current and former officials.

The report says Bennett concentrated power among a small circle of trusted advisers and frequently clashed with staff and other Trump administration officials. His supporters say his demanding approach is necessary to implement the president's agenda.

The Treasury is also dealing with unmet economic goals, with growth remaining close to 2%, the budget deficit exceeding 6% of GDP and rising borrowing costs putting pressure on the administration ahead of the mid-term elections.