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Scott Bessent: “We want to protect the American worker, and a lot of these trade deals haven’t been fair.”

On the recordApril 1, 2025
We want to protect the American worker, and a lot of these trade deals haven’t been fair.
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Scott Bessent

Editor's note · Context

Bessent emphasizes the goal of protecting American jobs through tariffs.

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