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Scott Bessent
@scottbessent· Jan 10, 2026

I am here this week to signal the U.S. Treasury’s unwavering commitment to recovering stolen funds, prosecuting fraudulent criminals, preventing scandals like this from ever happening again, and investigating similar schemes state by state.

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Brooke Rollins
@brookerollins· Jan 10, 2026

The state’s inability to stop fraud schemes led to the decision.

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Scott Bessent
@scottbessent· Jan 10, 2026

Stabilizing a strong American ally – and making tens of millions in profit for Americans – is an America First homerun deal.

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Chris Wright
@chriswright· Jan 10, 2026

My phone is blowing up with people saying: ‘Hey, I’ve got interest. How can I do this?’

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jan 10, 2026

This tanker is now on its way back to Venezuela, and the oil will be sold through the GREAT Energy Deal, which we have created for such sales.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jan 10, 2026

Make me look thin for a change, Doug. You are making me look a little heavy. I’m not happy about that.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jan 10, 2026

They gave me some numbers. When people give me things, I post them. But the numbers are amazing.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jan 10, 2026

Our giant oil companies will be spending at least $100 billion of their money, not the government’s money. They don’t need government money.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jan 10, 2026

If we make a deal, you will be there a long time. If we don’t make a deal, you won’t be there at all.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jan 10, 2026

We’re not going to look at what people lost in the past, because that was their fault.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jan 10, 2026

The fact they had a boat land there 500 years ago

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jan 10, 2026

They have been very smart in the way they have dealt with us, frankly.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jan 10, 2026

If we didn’t do this, China or Russia would have done it.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jan 10, 2026

I would like to make a deal the easy way, but if we don’t do it the easy way we’re going to do it the hard way.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jan 10, 2026

We will no longer let the American Public be ‘ripped off’ by Credit Card Companies that are charging Interest Rates of 20 to 30%, and even more.

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JD Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Jan 10, 2026

As the president I believe himself has already said, every president, Democrat or Republican, believes the War Powers Act is fundamentally a fake and unconstitutional law.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jan 10, 2026

Despite their ‘stupidity,’ the War Powers Act is Unconstitutional, totally violating Article II of the Constitution, as all Presidents, and their Departments of Justice, have determined before me.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jan 10, 2026

I want them more than they want me and more than they want this country.

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