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‘Inept, incompetent, craven’: Scott Bessent struggles to clean up the president’s mess

There’s little optimism about treasury secretary’s ability to handle Trump’s tariffs, Iran sanctions and colossal US debt History remembers Gen Dwight Eisenhower , the supreme commander of the allied forces in Europe during the second world war, for his role in the D-day invasion of Normandy. Whether Scott Bessent will achieve similar posterity as the face of the “economic D-day” in Iran remains…

‘Inept, incompetent, craven’: Scott Bessent struggles to clean up the president’s mess

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I loved attending an HBCU, but now I'm still struggling with student loan debt 20 years later. I don't want the same for my kids.

I attended Clark Atlanta University, an HBCU. I loved it, but I'm struggling with debt 20 years later. I don't want the same for my kids.

  • Chantel Henry attended Clark Atlanta University, an HBCU, from 2006 to 2010.
  • She incurred $25,000 in student loan debt, which followed her for 20 years.
  • Henry regrets that her children won't attend HBCUs due to financial concerns.

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