Scott Bessent: “We’re making everyone a stakeholder.”

Let there be no ambiguity as to the position of the United States: an economic engagement of any kind with this murderous regime will expose those responsible to the full reach of American power.

We want to make clear here today that no one is above the reach of U.S. sanctions.

Core inflation is low. Consumer confidence is strong. We have the highest consumer confidence — it came out today — in five months.

I can’t think of a problem in society that can’t be traced in some way back to the abuses of organized labor.