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
Jun 13, 2026

The AI race may be accelerated by the elegance of our code, but it will be won by the abundance of our energy.

foxnews.com
Jun 13, 2026

Here in Texas, meanwhile, the contrast is so striking that it begins to feel like a tale of two states.

foxnews.com
Jun 13, 2026

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.

foxnews.com
Jun 6, 2026

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.

theguardian.com
Jun 6, 2026

Then, congressman, would you like to apologize to the president right now on behalf [of your party]?

foxnews.com
Jun 6, 2026

Well, you Democrats should know — no wonder so many people are leaving Illinois. Why don't you come see me in South Carolina?

foxnews.com
Jun 6, 2026

Schemes to pay unlawful workers often rely upon access to the U.S. financial system, including U.S. banks.

pbs.org
Jun 6, 2026

Will not allow illegal aliens to abuse financial institutions to steal billions of dollars from hardworking American taxpayers.

pbs.org
Jun 4, 2026

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

abcnews.com
Jun 3, 2026

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

dailycaller.com
Jun 3, 2026

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.

dailycaller.com
Jun 3, 2026

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

dailycaller.com