Coverage dated November 11, 2024

Controversial investor John Paulson says no to U.S. Treasury secretary job for Trump

Headline from UPI

Billionaire financier John Paulson has declined a likely appointment as U.S Treasury Secretary by President-elect Donald Trump, he announced.

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Reports & sources

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  1. Fortune

    Billionaire investor John Paulson shies away from Trump's Treasury due to 'complex financial obligations' (opens Fortune)

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    Hedge funder won’t lead Treasury although Trump has called him a “money machine.”

  2. UPI

    Controversial investor John Paulson says no to U.S. Treasury secretary job for Trump (opens UPI)

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    Billionaire financier John Paulson has declined a likely appointment as U.S Treasury Secretary by President-elect Donald Trump, he announced.

  3. Breitbart News

    WSJ: John Paulson Drops Out of Running to Become Trump Treasury Secretary (opens Breitbart News)

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    Billionaire investor Paulson cited his complex financial obligations as standing in the way of playing an official role in the Trump administration. | Economy

  4. New York Post

    John Paulson rules out joining Trump administration as treasury secretary (opens New York Post)

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    John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager, is withdrawing his name from consideration for the treasury secretary position.

  5. The Hill

    Paulson says he won’t serve in new Trump administration (opens The Hill)

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    Billionaire investor John Paulson said Tuesday he will not serve in President-elect Trump’s new administration amid speculation that he could be tapped to serve as Treasury secretary. “Although various media outlets have mentioned me as a candidate for Secretary of the Treasury, my complex financial…

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