Scott Bessent

United States Secretary of the Treasury

  1. We have seen from— for the bottom two quintiles of wage earners, if anything, the spending is coming down for the top quintile. And one of the largest banks in America told me we can see working Americans putting more into their accounts every week from wages.
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  2. My heart aches when I think of what she experienced. It raises heartbreaking and troubling issues about sexual assault, dehumanization, and aspects of party culture, alcohol, and drug use.
    Scott Bessent · Bloomberg News Now · Lula, Bolsonaro Face Off in Brazil, Trump Pitches OH Investments, More · 2026-10-04
  3. I believe that we have to be prepared for every occasion, but on the other side, you know, I think that kind of this alarmism without solutions by some, some of the AI community. That's not leadership.
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