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Scott Bessent
9 quotes
“This idea that Trump is inflationary is absurd.”
Scott Bessent (born 1962) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Trump would not weaken the dollar, says adviser Scott Bessent" Financial Times (October 13, 2024)
“Tariffs are inflationary and would strengthen the dollar.”
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“Tariffs can’t be inflationary because if the price of one thing goes up, unless you give people more money, then they have less money to spend on the other thing, so there is no inflation.”
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Recorded in: ‘Huge relief.’ CEOs exhale after Trump taps Scott Bessent to lead Treasury" CNN Business (November 25, 2024)
“Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American Dream.”
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Recorded in: Bessent defends Trump tariffs: ‘Access to cheap goods’ is not the ‘American Dream’" POLITICO (March 6, 2025)
“Why the fuck are you talking to the president about me? Fuck you. I’m gonna punch you in your fucking face.”
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“I’m going to fucking beat your ass.”
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Recorded in: Said to top housing finance official Bill Pulte, quoted in "‘I’m Gonna Punch You in Your F--king Face’: Scott Bessent Threatens an Administration Rival" Politico (September 8, 2025)
“Denmark’s investment in U.S. Treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant.”
Scott Bessent (born 1962) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Denmark is ‘irrelevant’, says Scott Bessent, Politico (January 21, 2026)
“There is no inflation. Tariffs are not being passed on to consumers.”
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“Tariffs do not cause inflation”
Scott Bessent (born 1962) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Trump’s Treasury Secretary Caught in Blatant Lie to Congress" The New Republic (February 4, 2026)