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 6, 2025

If you don’t move things along, then on August 1 you will boomerang back to your April 2 tariff level.

cnn.com
Jul 6, 2025

We have the leverage in this situation.

cnn.com
Jun 30, 2025

Canada has this digital services tax. And several other countries do too. We disagree, and we think that they discriminate against U.S. companies.

nbcnews.com
Jun 30, 2025

As President Trump promised, the Treasury Department and the State Department are implementing authorizations to encourage new investment into Syria.

cbsnews.com
Jun 30, 2025

if we can’t get across the line because they are being recalcitrant, tariffs could still spring back

nbcnews.com
Jun 30, 2025

It will all be up to President Trump.

cnn.com
Jun 28, 2025

I think trade negotiations could be 'wrapped up' by Labor Day.

cnn.com
Jun 27, 2025

President Donald Trump is open to reverting back to April 2 massive 'reciprocal' tariff levels.

cnn.com
Jun 27, 2025

They were not flowing as fast as previously agreed.

cnn.com
Jun 27, 2025

Now our tariffs are 30[%] on them. We’re at 10[%]. We’re collecting a substantial tariff income.

nypost.com
Jun 27, 2025

If we can ink 10 or 12 of the important 18 [tentative tariff deals], I think we could have trade wrapped up by Labor Day.

nypost.com
Jun 27, 2025

By reversing the Biden Administration’s unwise commitments, we are now protecting our Nation’s authority to enact tax policies that serve the interests of American businesses and workers.

nypost.com