‘Cheap goods’ aren’t part of the American Dream, Trump’s treasury secretary says
In a recent speech, Scott Bessent threw more cold water on a Trump campaign promise to lower the cost of living.
Treasury secretary defends tariffs, says cheap goods not 'essence of the American Dream'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended Donald Trump’s tariffs, arguing that access to cheap goods are not the “essence of ...
Pence knocks Bessent for saying American dream not about access to ‘cheap goods’
Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday over his remark that the “essence” of ...
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Treasury secretary defends tariffs, says cheap goods not 'essence of the American Dream'
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday defended President ... arguing that "access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American Dream.” Economic experts have argued ...
In Trump’s inflationary American dream, cheap does not mean good
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent backs the president’s trade war even if it worsens the cost-of-living squeeze on ordinary ...
Treasury’s Bessent Defends Tariffs, Warns of a Coming ‘Detox Period’
The Treasury Secretary says that "access to cheap goods isn't the essence of the American Dream." But being profitable to grow and sustain a business is.
Few Consumers Are Buying American-Made Products. Will Tariffs Change That?
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Where’s the economic sense behind Trump’s tariffs?
Not even Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent can convincingly defend the president’s trade policy.
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‘Cheap goods’ aren’t part of the American Dream, Trump’s treasury secretary says
But there's one element of that dream that is deliberately missing, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Cheap stuff. “Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American Dream ...