Donald Trump, Scott Bessent

Treasury’s Scott Bessent says ‘access to cheap goods’ is not the ‘American dream’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent staunchly defended President Trump’s tariffs on Thursday, arguing that trade policy should focus less on getting the lowest possible prices and more on putting America first.
Trump’s Treasury Man, Scott Bessent, Talks Growth at the Ziegfield Ballroom
The elegant, old school South Carolinian emphasizes deregulation, especially in the banking sector — and the importance of reducing government jobs
Treasury Secretary Bessent: It's Clear The Russians Don't Like Trump's Peace Proposal, So The Ukrainians Should
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Maria Bartiromo on FNC's "Sunday Morning Futures" that during his trip to Kiev last week, the Russians bombed the Ukrainian capital for the first time since November.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shrugs off Wall Street’s Trump tariff ‘selloff’
Bessent told Fox & Friends that the commander-in-chief’s top priority is living the living standards of ordinary Americans
Smotrich in DC for high-level talks with Treasury Secretary Bessent
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich departed for the United States on Monday night to meet with senior administration officials, including U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The Israeli minister will discuss with Bessent economic and political cooperation between the two countries, Smotrich’s spokesperson Eitan Fuld said last week.
Treasury Secretary Bessent says the American dream is not about 'access to cheap goods'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday offered a full-throated defense of the White House's position on tariffs, insisting that, "Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream." In a speech delivered to a crowd of leading economists,
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sees inflation plummeting to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target despite Trump’s tariffs
Bessent blamed “four years of disastrous policies,” for scorching inflation, claimed the current administration was working everyday to lower prices, and China would eat any tariffs.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: ‘We are set on bringing interest rates down’
United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government was set on bringing rates down. He reprimanded China’s business model, saying it was centered on exports, which was unacceptable in his country.
US Treasury's Bessent, Israeli finance minister agree to strengthen dialogue on economies
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday said they agreed to ...
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US ready to go 'all in' on sanctions against Russia, treasury secretary says
"This administration has kept the enhanced sanctions in place and will not hesitate to go 'all in' should it provide leverage ...
Treasury sec reveals Zelenskyy nixed Trump's mineral deal twice prior to Oval Office blowup
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had already twice refused to sign a minerals deal with the United States.
UPDATE 1-US Treasury's Bessent lays out plans to reshape global trade, ease bank regulations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday laid out the Trump administration's ambitions to reshape international trade relations using tariffs, roll back financial regulations on American ...
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Current global trade system 'not sustainable' for U.S., Bessent says
NEW YORK -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized the current international trade system on Thursday as "not sustainable" for the U.S., saying President Donald Trump's tariff policies have ...
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Trudeau says US tariff war to drag on, Bessent calls him a ‘numbskull’
Canada will be in a trade war with the United States for the foreseeable future, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on ...
Rotating Doors At The IRS As (Another) New Acting Commissioner Takes Over
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced that IRS Chief Operating Officer Melanie Krause will become acting IRS ...
U.S. will collapse Iran's economy by shutting down its oil industry, Treasury Secretary says
Trump has launched a maximum pressure campaign on Iran but has also said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with the ...