During an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responded to a question on how tariffs can be a revenue raiser and part of a negotiation tactic to get reciprocity by stating that “to the extent that the
During an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he wasn’t sure why Canada and Mexico were left off of the chart on reciprocal tariffs put out by the White House earlier in the day and
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a partnership between federal law enforcement agencies and international financial institutions to block Iran’s access to the global financial system.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that under President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff plan, other countries “will have the opportunity to lower their tariffs” and lower non-tariff barriers, as well as ending
President Donald Trump’s Treasury Department is issuing sanctions on criminal operations and money launderers working for the Sinaloa Cartel.
Trump’s plan to scale back government is about more than just balancing the books. It’s about forcing the economy to confront the reality that government-driven growth is a lie.
The treasury department’s Internal Revenue Service division is spending billions on technology contractors but gets little in return, says a technology consultant hired by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) office.
The Treasury Secretary set a new direction for the Financial Stability Oversight Council, emphasizing growth rather than social and climate change.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said that Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers who spoke out on the Hunter Biden case have been hired as senior advisors for the Treasury Department.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Breitbart News that President Donald Trump intends to bring “certainty” to the U.S. economy with tax relief and deregulation efforts.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the American people were “traumatized” by the Biden administration’s “affordability crisis.”
WASHINGTON, DC — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explained in great detail in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News last week President Donald Trump’s vision for tariffs and how the president is using this policy action to encourage and incentivize companies to relocate their manufacturing operations to the United States from other places around the world.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the American dream was not cheap goods from China but to realize “real wage gains.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Breitbart News exclusively that President Donald Trump’s administration is “laser-focused” on cutting the deficit and getting spending “under control,” part of his larger vision of “reprivatization” of the U.S. economy so economic growth is no longer dependent on government spending but instead on private sector growth.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Breitbart News exclusively on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s administration is employing an “all hands on deck” whole-of-government approach to undoing the damage to the economy that Democrats like former President Joe Biden left behind.
Rather than reversing the U.S. trade deficit, D.C. policymakers have allowed it to expand while simultaneously increasing the role of government to compensate for the damage it causes.
On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart News economics editor John Carney discussed his conversation with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs were a “one-time price adjustment.”
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “numbskull” on Thursday, in response to Trudeau declaring Canada will continue a “trade war” with United States.
Speaking today before the Economic Club of New York, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out the intellectual foundation of Trump’s economic vision, describing a comprehensive strategy designed to restore American prosperity and reclaim economic sovereignty.
President Donald Trump on Thursday paused tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods that comply with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), granting a reprieve to America’s two largest trading partners. Trump signed an order modifying the tariffs he put in place earlier
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that he believes current Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is “kind of dangerous,” and they have a better chance of resolving the tariff situation with a
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday announced that the department will not enforce any fines or penalties associated with the Corporate Transparency Act.
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky shot down the prospect of agreeing to an immediate ceasefire with Russia despite his country being on the back foot after three years of war with a much larger adversary.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that he would be appointing an “affordability czar” to tackle hight prices effecting consumers.
Friday, during an appearance on FNC’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had turned down two earlier opportunities to sign a proposed minerals deal with the United States.
Wall Street ended the week on a high note, shaking off geopolitical tensions after President Donald Trump’s tense White House showdown with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“It’s very difficult to do an economic deal with a leader who doesn’t want to do a peace deal,” Bessent said in an interview after Zelensky’s outburst brought a White House meeting to an abrupt halt.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Thursday that the United States and Ukraine have struck a deal on strategic minerals.
President Donald Trump’s first official White House cabinet meeting began with a prayer after he delivered brief remarks about his cabinet’s performance.
Former Iranian parliamentarian Mohammad-Javad Larijani told the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) on Tuesday that Iran refuses to hold talks with the Trump administration because it fears the U.S. would use economic leverage to control Tehran, as it is allegedly doing with Ukraine.
Ukraine confirmed it is in the “final stages” of an agreement on selling rare earth minerals to America.
WASHINGTON – National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said Thursday that President Volodymyr Zelensky must return to the negotiating table regarding a minerals deal that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said would give long-term security to Ukrainians.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg Surveillance” that everything President Donald Trump was doing is “disinflationary.”
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that “the tariffs could bring in a substantial amount of revenue for the government” but they’re also used for other things like making trade fairer
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that he thinks getting deficits to 3% of GDP is “a two, three, four-year” project and “by 2028, I would like to see the deficit
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff plan and stated that “If you have a tariff, we’re going to put in the same level. If you take
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that he isn’t sure tariffs will cause prices to rise because a large amount will be absorbed by both currency and the foreign producers, “But
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss a minerals deal and Ukraine war funding.
President Donald Trump announced that he will send Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Ukraine to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, adding that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must and will end soon.”