Scott Bessent: “We are trying to make the government do better for the American people and rightsize it.”

President Trump believes that the American dream belongs to every child and every family," Bessent said at a news conference at the state Capitol.

Well, we will own the economy. So far this year, we’ve got a million private-sector jobs.

Unequivocally no cuts in Social Security," he said. "The Trump accounts are a supplement, not a substitute… if they have maintained their Trump accounts into retirement age, then they will also have a substantial nest egg that they can…

Kristen, that’s not true. No sanctions were lifted on Friday.