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Scott Bessent says up to 70 nations want to negotiate over Trump's tariffs
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent weighed in on America’s tariff negotiations with other countries during a late Monday afternoon appearance on "Kudlow."
Trump is talking trade deals after Bessent urged him to message tariff endgame
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent flew to Florida on Sunday to encourage President Donald Trump to focus his message on negotiating favorable trade deals — or risk the stock market cratering further, according to two people familiar with the conversations,
Scott Bessent ‘rejects assumption’ of an impending recession
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed panic surrounding the stock market and instead reaffirmed his support of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. Bessent appeared on NBC News’s Meet the Press Sunday after a six-week slump in the S&P 500.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplays stock market crash as short-term reaction and says ‘everything is working very smoothly’
Bessent said "what I've been very impressed with is the market infrastructure, that we had record volume on Friday."
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Americans ready to retire aren't worried about 'day-to-day' market fluctuations
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed concerns Americans might be having about a potential impending recession and the status of their retirement plans.
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Sec. Bessent says the market 'consistently underestimates' Trump amid turmoil
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent on Meet the Press reacts to stock markets facing their worst week in five years, claiming market ...
Bessent: Federal layoffs will help fill factory jobs created by Trump tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is planning to boost U.S. manufacturing employment with ...
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'Markets will keep melting!' Cabinet member jetted to Trump to urge 'shift' on tariffs
A Cabinet official jetted to Florida over the weekend to press President Donald Trump to hone his message on tariffs — and ...
Newsmax Host Shocked by How Badly Trump Tariffs Tanked Their Personal Wealth
A host at MAGA-friendly cable channel Newsmax has admitted that he was shocked that President Donald Trump’s tariffs had hit ...
Bessent: ‘More than 50 countries’ approached administration to lower tariffs, trade barriers and halt ‘currency manipulation’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed Sunday that “more than 50 countries” have approached the Trump administration to ...
Trump Official's Remarks on Americans' Retirement Savings Spark Backlash
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Americans "don't look at the day-to-day fluctuations" in the stock market.
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NBC’s Kristen Welker Corners Trump’s Treasury Secretary on $6 Trillion Market Meltdown: Was This ‘The Plan?’
Thursday and Friday saw the Dow plunge 1,600 and 2,200 points for the worst two-day close since the beginning of the Covid ...
Bessent calls tariffs ‘a one-time price adjustment’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that President Trump’s tariffs are a “one-time price adjustment,” which he ...