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.

Oct 2, 2025

Sen. [Chuck] Schumer, Rep. [Hakeem] Jeffries, you know, they're weak, they're discombobulated.

cnbc.com
Oct 2, 2025

We could see a hit to the GDP, a hit to growth and a hit to working America.

cnbc.com
Oct 2, 2025

This isn't the way to have a discussion, shutting down the government and lowering the GDP.

cnbc.com
Oct 2, 2025

This isn’t the way to have a discussion, shutting down the government and lowering the GDP.

nypost.com
Oct 2, 2025

The Democrats want to negotiate like terrorists.

nypost.com
Sep 29, 2025

Over the past year, Michael Friedman has been a cornerstone in fortifying the U.S. Treasury with exceptional talent through his exemplary work in the Office of Presidential Personnel.

cbsnews.com
Sep 29, 2025

His addition to our team is a natural transition from staffing the department to managing it, and he will play a key role in advancing President Trump's America First Economic Agenda.

cbsnews.com
Sep 24, 2025

I guarantee you — and there are not a lot of things in life that are sure — that New York City will be coming to the federal government for a bailout if the Mamdani plans are implemented.

nypost.com
Sep 24, 2025

It will be the same thing that Gerald Ford said: ‘Drop dead.'

nypost.com
Aug 27, 2025

And what we haven’t heard from Miss Cook is we haven’t heard her say ‘I didn’t do it.’

breitbart.com
Aug 27, 2025

The Fed is an unaccountable institution and its relationship with the American people depends on a high level of trust.

breitbart.com
Aug 27, 2025

There are two kinds of people — there are people who think that President Trump is putting undue pressure on the Fed, and there are people like President Trump and myself who think that if a Fed official committed mortgage fraud, that this…

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