Battle Over Trump’s Treasury Sec Gets Messy as Musk Puts Thumb on the Scale

Elon Musk publicly endorsed a member of President-elect Donald Trump’s inner circle over the weekend for the crucial Cabinet position of Treasury Secretary, weighing in on a brewing fight between supporters of the two finance leaders both vying for the job. Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick, the CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and current co-chair of his transition team, have emerged as the two leading candidates for Treasury...