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Democrats 'seem to think that poor people are stupid,' Scott Bessent says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said Democrats who attack Republicans for adding work requirements to Medicaid are ...
Scott Bessent: "The Principles Of DOGE Were Very Popular... Elon Was Not"
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ran this victory lap after running Elon Musk out of the Trump administration, during an ...
Scott Bessent says young men are in an ‘era of despondency,’ has hope for American workers
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses the impact of President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ immigrant labor and more on ‘Fox News Sunday.’ ...
Tariffs will revert to April levels if countries don't make a deal by August 1, Bessent says
Tariffs are set to return to President Donald Trump's original April levels without new trade deals by August 1, Treasury ...
Bessent on Medicaid Work Requirements: Democrats Want To Infantilize The Poor; "I Don't Think Poor People Are Stupid"
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the "Big, Beautiful Bill" including work requirements for able-bodied Americans ...
Bessent says tariffs will ‘boomerang’ to ‘Liberation Day’ levels if countries fail to negotiate deals
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said tariff letters will be sent to about 100 countries over the next several days, as the Trump administration’s 90-day tariff pause comes to an end Wednesday.
Bessent: Tariffs will ‘boomerang' back to April levels by Aug. 1 for countries without deals
President Donald Trump in April announced a 90-day pause on the tariffs he had unveiled just days prior on virtually every ...
Bessent: In General The U.S. Is A Very Large, Closed Service Economy With Few Imports, We Have All The Leverage In Trade Talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comments on trade talks with the E.U. and Japan during an interview on "FOX News Sunday." ...