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.

Quotes by year · 2023–2026342 total · peak 2025 (212)
2023: 2 quotes2025: 212 quotes2026: 128 quotes
Oct 10, 2026

Rather than take my suggestion of studying introductory economics, you have continued your letter-writing crusade and participation in tabloid fodder about the Treasury Department.

dailycaller.com
Oct 9, 2026

Unequivocally no cuts in Social Security," he said. "The Trump accounts are a supplement, not a substitute… if they have maintained their Trump accounts into retirement age, then they will also have a substantial nest egg that they can…

penncapital-star.com
Oct 9, 2026

President Trump believes that the American dream belongs to every child and every family," Bessent said at a news conference at the state Capitol.

penncapital-star.com
Oct 7, 2026

We are moving beyond ‘pay and chase’ and making prevention the federal government’s first line of defense.

foxnews.com
Oct 7, 2026

Treasury continues to transform how the federal government protects taxpayer dollars by using better data, stronger controls, and advanced technology to stop fraud and improper payments before money goes out the door.

foxnews.com
Sep 30, 2026

Our message is clear: the Trump administration will identify and disrupt any cartel actor who threatens our security or the integrity of our financial system.

foxnews.com
Sep 23, 2026

The world has been coming to the U.S., and China has been the missing piece.

cbsnews.com
Sep 9, 2026

I am the house now, so when we intervene with the Japanese yen, I have pretty good insight into what the Japanese, what the Bank of Japan is going to do, what Japanese policymakers are going to do.

dailycaller.com
Sep 9, 2026

Let this be a warning to anyone doing business with Iran's remaining airlines, all of which we sanctioned today: You are at risk of being cut off from the global financial system.

cbsnews.com
Sep 5, 2026

Ukraine has decided that they want to blow up Russian energy assets and refined products," Bessent said on Fox News, adding that the attacks were contributing to an energy shock and putting upward pressure on prices globally.

meduza.io
Sep 5, 2026

We know who you are, we know where you are, and we will continue to take action together with our allies and partners until we have buried the head of the Iranian snake.

dailycaller.com
Sep 5, 2026

While we hope no more banks will need to be sanctioned, that ultimately depends on how quickly the international community comes to its senses and ceases support of the murderous Iranian regime.

dailycaller.com