It's been tough few days for Capehart
A weekend anchor for left-leaning cable channel MSNBC said he was “conflicted” by President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to name the openly gay hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as the next Treasury Secretary.
Jonathan Capehart, a Washington Post opinion writer who moonlights as host of “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” on the Comcast-owned news channel, admitted he was torn about Bessent’s nomination because it was a Republican who chose him to be the highest-ranking gay official ever.
“Wait, Scott Bessent is gay, and married, and has children,” Capehart, who is also gay, said during Sunday’s broadcast. His comments were posted in a clip on X.
“You know if confirmed, he would be the highest ranking out LGBT person ever to serve — to be appointed and confirmed by the United States Senate,” he added.
“And I’m kind of conflicted about this.”
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A weekend anchor for left-leaning cable channel MSNBC said he was “conflicted” by President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to name the openly gay hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as the next Treasury Secretary.
Jonathan Capehart, a Washington Post opinion writer who moonlights as host of “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” on the Comcast-owned news channel, admitted he was torn about Bessent’s nomination because it was a Republican who chose him to be the highest-ranking gay official ever.
“Wait, Scott Bessent is gay, and married, and has children,” Capehart, who is also gay, said during Sunday’s broadcast. His comments were posted in a clip on X.
“You know if confirmed, he would be the highest ranking out LGBT person ever to serve — to be appointed and confirmed by the United States Senate,” he added.
“And I’m kind of conflicted about this.”
Gay MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart said he’s ‘conflicted’ by Trump move to pick Scott Bessent for Treasury
Jonathan Capehart is a Washington Post opinion writer who moonlights as host of “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” on Comcast-owned MSNBC.
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