We had maximum pressure, then we had Epic Fury, then we had Economic Fury, and then we had the blockade. And that’s how we got the Iranians to the negotiating table.
Scott Bessent
The Public Record
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in the Trump administration; hedge-fund manager and founder of Key Square Group.
Texas has become America’s center of gravity because it is fostering the conditions for families and businesses to flourish.
Here in Texas, meanwhile, the contrast is so striking that it begins to feel like a tale of two states.
The AI race may be accelerated by the elegance of our code, but it will be won by the abundance of our energy.
More than strengthening an economy, energy abundance also secures a nation. Economic security is national security.
In California, I saw firsthand what years of failed governance looks like: a tax system that is hostile to ambition. A regulatory state that smothers enterprise. An economic climate indifferent to consequence.
Well, you Democrats should know — no wonder so many people are leaving Illinois. Why don't you come see me in South Carolina?
It’s a new day at the Fed … I had my first breakfast with Chair Warsh this morning, and I believe that he will do the right thing to balance inflation and growth.
Then, congressman, would you like to apologize to the president right now on behalf [of your party]?
will not allow illegal aliens to abuse financial institutions to steal billions of dollars from hardworking American taxpayers.
Schemes to pay unlawful workers often rely upon access to the U.S. financial system, including U.S. banks.