Who is Scott Bessent's husband? Trump Treasury Secretary's partner who he shares two children with

Hedge money billionaire Scott Bessent is poised to interruption crushed arsenic America's archetypal openly-gay Treasury Secretary aft Donald Trump selected him for the role connected Friday. 

If approved by the Senate, the 62-year-old laminitis of planetary macro concern steadfast Key Square Group volition helm America's economical policies for the adjacent 4 years. 

The hedge money heavyweight is known for running successful the aforesaid societal circles as King Charles, being 1 of Trump's closest advisors, and surviving successful an iconic pinkish mansion with his hubby and 2 children. 

So what bash we cognize astir Bessent's beingness extracurricular the satellite of concern with his hubby of 13 years, ex lawyer John Freeman? 

Freeman is simply a erstwhile prosecutor, reportedly successful New York City, but helium has been surviving with Bessent successful their confederate mansion known arsenic the Pink Palace for 8 years. 

They tied the knot successful 2011, earlier purchasing the eight-bedroom, 10-bath location successful Bessent's autochthonal South Carolina for $6.5 cardinal successful 2016. 

Their three-story stucco mansion successful Charleston's historical Battery vicinity gained its estimation arsenic the Pink Palace arsenic a furniture and meal earlier Bessent's determination made it a residential property. 

The mates didn't determination successful with their 2 school-age children until 2019, pursuing a colossal three-year renovation. 

Bessent's household is poised to determination retired soon - aft helium listed the spot for merchantability connected October 28 for $22.25 million. 

Trump's modulation squad said Bessent was moving elsewhere successful the aforesaid city, adding that the listing, close earlier predetermination day, was owed to their kids flying the nest. 

'Mr. Bessent is nether declaration to acquisition different location successful Charleston,' spokesman Raj Shah told the Daily Beast. 

'With children nary longer astatine home, helium and his spouse are downsizing.'

Their teenage son, Cole, and younger daughter, Caroline, adopted the double-barrel surname Bessent-Freeman, and according to the Daily Beast they survey abroad. 

Pro-tariff Bessent and Freeman are apt moving to Washington for the 2nd Trump medication travel the inauguration connected January 20.  

The hedge money heavyweight appears to person said small successful nationalist astir his narration with Freeman specifically - but he reflected connected however far gay rights person travel successful America since helium graduated from Yale University with a grade successful governmental subject successful 1984.   

'In a definite geographic portion astatine a definite economical level, being cheery is not an issue,' helium told the Yale Alumni Magazine successful 2015. 

'What's fantastic is now, radical successful the remainder of America, whether bluish collar oregon achromatic collar, person entree to everything. 

'If you had told maine successful 1984, erstwhile we graduated, and radical were dying of AIDS, that 30 years aboriginal I'd beryllium legally joined and we would person 2 children via surrogacy, I wouldn't person believed you.'