The EU was very slow in coming to the table but talks were now making very good progress.
Scott Bessent
The Public Record
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in the Trump administration; hedge-fund manager and founder of Key Square Group.
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 Aug. 1st, you will be boomerang back to your April 2nd tariff level.
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.
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 don't move things along, then, on Aug. 1, you will boomerang back to your April 2 tariff level.'
President Trump’s going to be sending letters to some of our trading partners saying that if you don’t move things along, then on Aug. 1, you will boomerang back to your April 2 tariff level.
The principles of DOGE were very popular. I think, if you looked at the polling, Elon was not.
I believe that the boards of directors at his various companies wanted him to come back and run those companies.