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Scott Bessent: “President Trump’s going to be sending letters to some of our trading partners saying that if you don’t move things…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2025
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.
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Scott Bessent
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nbcnews.com
Jul 6, 2025

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Bessent discusses upcoming tariff reversion and communication with trading partners.

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