Sec. Scott Bessent Reveals Trump Will Be Involved In Tariff Negotiations With Other Countries

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At a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Sec. Scott Bessent spoke about President Trump's tariffs.

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00:00really good about it thank you that's what i hear thank you thank you good i'd echo what howard said

00:05on the trade cube that we've got over 75 countries that want to come in so it'll be treasury commerce

00:11jameson at ustr and we're putting a process in place and as you said uh you're going to be part

00:18of the negotiations too because you know i've had these countries call me up and the secretary

00:24bessem we're happy you're going to be negotiating well president trump's going to be involved too

00:28bring bring your best deal uh on the on the budget on the budget uh it's moving quickly in the house

00:40and the senate thanks to your leadership we're also going to have debt ceiling in there so we're going

00:46to get an increase in the debt ceiling so and that will be the uh done and dusted for part of the bill

00:54that we just got a vote on today part of the bill it'll be done and dusted for two years we won't

00:59have to worry about that and then the i gave a speech yesterday to 1400 small and community bankers

01:07and they were so happy to hear from your administration and i told them wall street's

01:12done great for the past four years 10 years 20 years it can continue doing great but it's main

01:18street's turn now and it's those small bankers through deregulation through emphasis the uh on

01:25main street your main street agenda bringing back jobs that is going to power the uh the smaller

01:32communities and then finally uh the bond auction went very well yesterday we had a lot of foreigners

01:39show up as the support showing that the u.s is still the best place to invest the inflation report

01:46as you said was quite good and energy prices are down more than 20 percent since january 20th

01:54amazing

01:54good night

Sec. Scott Bessent Reveals Trump Will Be Involved In Tariff Negotiations With Other Countries

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