The Ideal Treasury Secretary

Trump is going to need one to gain a historic legacy.

AP/Patrick Semansky, file
The Treasury Building at Washington, May 4, 2021. AP/Patrick Semansky, file

The next big announcement we’ll be looking for from President Trump will be his choice for Treasury secretary, a point underscored to us in a cable from monetary sage James Grant. He marked the qualities that would suit the next person to fill Hamilton’s shoes. “Business acumen,” “integrity,” “discretion,” and “a proper understanding of the gravity of America’s debt predicament” are among the considerations put forward by Mr. Grant. 

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