Scott Bessent

We inherited the worst budget deficit in history — in history — when we were not in a recession or not at war.

[T]rade policy, industrial capacity, and national security are inseparable.

We treated efficiency as a substitute for resilience, and consumption as a measure of prosperity.

I do think these Trump accounts are going to be game changers in terms of financial literacy in terms of making people want to learn about it.

No sir. I actually said I was going to kick his ass.

We measured abundance at the checkout counter rather than the factory gate.

[E]conomic security is national security, for a nation that cannot manufacture, mine, ship, or refine its needs gradually cedes its strength—and sovereignty—to others.

The U.S. will not tolerate any effort to impose a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz.

All nations should reject Iran’s efforts to disrupt the free flow of commerce.

As treasury secretary, I have two mandates for US currency at present: that no living person can be on US currency, and the currency must say ‘In God we trust’.

For U.S. currency at present, no living person can be on U.S. currency, and the currency must say 'In God We Trust'.

The U.S. Treasury will aggressively target any actors involved—directly or indirectly—in facilitating tolls for the Strait and any willing partners will be penalized.