U.S. Treasury Secretary Bentsen announces he is stepping down from his role as a soybean farmer.

【Key Focus: U.S. Treasury Secretary Bentsen Announces He Is No Longer a Farmer】

On December 8, 2025, in Washington, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bentsen said in an interview with the CBS program "Face the Nation":

I have sold my soybean farmland in North Dakota. I just divested it this week (the recording was last weekend) according to the ethics agreement, so I have left that industry.

Additional Information:

Bentsen was once a hedge fund manager. In October, he stated that he shared the concerns of American farmers who were severely hit by the U.S.-China trade war. He told ABC News: "I am actually a soybean farmer."

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