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Elon Musk and Scott Bessent had a ‘very loud’ shouting match in the West Wing: ‘two billionaire, middle-aged men thinking it was WWE’
The argument blew up during a meeting between the two wealthy Trump officials in the West Wing, at which point “F bombs ...
Watch live: Treasury chief Scott Bessent delivers a speech about the global financial system
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is delivering the keynote address to the Institute of International Finance in Washington, D ...
New Details Emerge in Musk and Bessent’s West Wing Blow-Up
It was two billionaire, middle-aged men thinking it was WWE in the hall of the West Wing,” one witness told Axios.
Scott Bessent says China must move away from export overcapacity and American overreliance: ‘Everyone knows it needs to change’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in remarks to the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday, said, “America first ...
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Trump tariffs live updates: Bessent says there's 'no unilateral offer' to slash tariffs on China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denied a Wall Street Journal report that the White House is considering unilaterally slashing tariffs on Chinese imports, saying that both sides need to mutually take ...
US, China tariffs need to fall for trade talks to start, Bessent says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that he believes that excessively high tariffs between the U.S. and ...
Bessent says international financial institutions aren’t doing their job
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to return to their original ...
Bessent tells investors Trump tax cuts could be passed by July 4
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that President Trump’s tax cut extension could be approved by July 4. His ...