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White House teases US 'very close' to trade deals with Asian partners as Trump hits 100 days in office
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent says the U.S. is nearing trade deals with India, South Korea and Japan as President Donald Trump ...
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WATCH: Bessent defends Trump’s ‘strategic uncertainty,’ says certainty ‘not necessarily a good thing in negotiating’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the economic uncertainty upending global financial markets is a tool ...
White House Praises ‘Healthy Debate’ After Reports Of Elon Musk, Scott Bessent Screaming Match
The New York Times previously reported there was a "power struggle" between the two regarding the acting commissioner of the ...
US tariffs could cost China 5–10 million jobs, 'onus' on Beijing, Bessent says
The administration later walked back its initial proposal, and announced April 9 it would immediately hike tariffs on Chinese ...
Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got into shouting match in West Wing
Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got into a shouting match last week, two White House officials confirmed to ...
White House sets new July 4 deadline for Trump tax agenda
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that July 4 is the new deadline for lawmakers to pass President Trump’s ...
White House Doesn’t Deny Reported Musk-Bessent Shouting Match, Touts ‘Healthy Debate Process’
A shouting match between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a conversation about the IRS was first ...
White House gets defensive when asked if Xi and Trump have talked about the future of tariffs
Trump has claimed to have spoken with the Chinese leader in recent weeks. The Chinese government says it hasn’t happened ...
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Treasury Secretary Bessent calls on China to lead trade war de-escalation
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that he holds China accountable for reaching a trade agreement with the U.S.