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6. Hey, Scott Bessent and Peter Thiel
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:25 AM
Wednesday
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/style/gay-men-trump-administration-republicans.html

Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government
On the town with the A-Gays of Washington, who have never been happier to be out, proud and Republican.
By Shawn McCreesh
Published Aug. 26, 2025

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The most powerful out gay man in the Trump administration is Mr. Bessent. There are a handful of others in the Treasury Department. Other A-Gays include Tony Fabrizio, the president’s longtime pollster; Trent Morse, a departing deputy assistant to the president; Richard Grenell, who was put in charge of the Kennedy Center; and Jacob Helberg, an under secretary of state. These are just some. There are lots of other lesser-known men who make up the tribe.

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