Political Quotes

Scott Bessent

The Public Record

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in the Trump administration; hedge-fund manager and founder of Key Square Group.

Jul 22, 2025

Business equipment production jumped 11% annualized in Q2 after a huge 23% gain in Q1 — the strongest back-to-back growth since 1997.

breitbart.com
Jul 22, 2025

There’s nothing that tells me that he should step down right now.

breitbart.com
Jul 17, 2025

In line with President Trump's mandate to Make America Safe Again, Treasury remains dedicated to dismantling Tren de Aragua and disrupting the group's campaign of violence.

cbsnews.com
Jul 17, 2025

Today's action highlights the critical role of leaders like Niño Guerrero and his lieutenants in Tren de Aragua's efforts to increase its destabilizing influence throughout the region.

cbsnews.com
Jul 17, 2025

The Trump Administration will not allow Tren de Aragua to continue to terrorize our communities and harm innocent Americans.

cbsnews.com
Jul 17, 2025

Another promise made. Another promise kept.

reason.com
Jul 17, 2025

As President Trump works hard to take back our nation's economic sovereignty, today's Monthly Treasury Statement is demonstrating record customs duties – and with no inflation!

reason.com
Jul 17, 2025

Today’s action highlights the critical role of leaders like Niño Guerrero and his lieutenants in Tren de Aragua’s efforts to increase its destabilizing influence throughout the region.

nypost.com
Jul 17, 2025

In line with President Trump’s mandate to Make America Safe Again, Treasury remains dedicated to dismantling Tren de Aragua and disrupting the group’s campaign of violence.

nypost.com
Jul 8, 2025

President Trump is going to be sending letters to some of our trading partners saying that if you don’t move things along, then on August 1, you will boomerang back to your April 2 tariff levels.

breitbart.com
Jul 7, 2025

It’s not a new deadline. We are saying this is when it’s happening. If you want to speed things up, have at it. If you want to go back to the old rate, that’s your choice.

thedailybeast.com
Jul 7, 2025

There are 18 important trading relationships that account for 95% of our deficit, and those are the ones we're concentrating on.

cbsnews.com