Treasury secretary is Trump’s most important Cabinet pick left – and will come after his pick for attorney general soaked up the spotlight Thursday with the withdrawal of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.).
Marc Rowan, Apollo Global Management co-founder; Kevin Warsh, a former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; and Scott Bessent, Key Square Group founder, all traveled to Palm Beach this week to meet with the president-elect, two sources familiar with the transition told The Hill.
“It’s a jump ball right now. It’s somewhere between one of the three contenders,” a Republican source said.
The source described the current status as “a three-way tie” and added the timing of a pick would occur when Trump “stops spinning the wheel.”
“It’s fluid,” a source familiar with the transition said, adding that Trump is “seeing how Warsh float plays.”
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) is also considered a contender for the role and was with Trump at the SpaceX launch in Texas on Tuesday.
One of the contenders for Treasury could instead end up being tapped for head of the National Economic Council. Warsh has also expressed interest in being the next chair of the Federal Reserve after Chair Jerome Powell’s term is up.
The Hill’s Alex Gangitano has more here.
