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
Sep 1, 2026

He's doing what is best for the Liberal Party, what's best for Mark Carney, and in the long run the Canadian people are going to see through that.

cbc.ca
Sep 1, 2026

I mean we're not at war with Canada. How are we going to be at war with Canada? What, are they going to take their two submarines from the Edmonton mall and sic them on us?

cbc.ca
Sep 1, 2026

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

theguardian.com
Aug 30, 2026

Treasury promised to sever every economic lifeline Tehran has left and finally end the threat of the Iranian regime.

scmp.com
Aug 28, 2026

We also warned that Iran’s enablers cannot continue to enjoy access to the US dollar and the global financial system.

theguardian.com
Aug 28, 2026

What we are going to see over the next two years — the strait is going to become irrelevant.

npr.org
Aug 26, 2026

Must be shuttered and dark," Bessent said about Iran's Bank Melli.

cbsnews.com
Aug 25, 2026

No one is above the reach of U.S. sanctions," Bessent said.

cbsnews.com
Aug 25, 2026

This economic pressure campaign will not end until this regime stands alone,

cbsnews.com
Aug 25, 2026

We do not have infinite patience here," he told CBS News.

cbsnews.com
Aug 25, 2026

We are giving everyone the opportunity to remedy bad behavior," Bessent said.

cbsnews.com
Aug 25, 2026

Today, at President Trump's direction, the United States Treasury has begun Operation Economic Outcast, an unprecedented campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its enablers,

cbsnews.com