Scott Bessent

Treasury Secretary, Us Treasury

Search every verified Scott Bessent interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been a prominent voice on economic policy, national security, and financial initiatives in recent months. He has discussed the administration's economic agenda, stating that the economy was "growing at 4%" before the Iran conflict and expressing confidence that inflation would return to target. Bessent has touted job growth, saying the U.S. created 900,000 private sector jobs since President Trump took office, and has described the past three months of job numbers as a "blowout." He has also promoted the "Trump accounts" program, which provides a $1,000 seed investment from the Treasury for every child born during President Trump's term, and announced that philanthropists can donate stock into these accounts. Alongside First Lady Melania Trump, Bessent launched "Fostering the Future" accounts, a dedicated savings and investment vehicle for foster youth, which he described as "the most important benefit for young people since the GI Bill." Bessent has also focused on counterterrorism and financial oversight. He delivered remarks on "far-left political terrorism," stating that the Treasury is expanding efforts to identify organizations that abuse charitable and nonprofit structures as vehicles for illicit finance. He argued that "nonprofit status is a privilege" and that the Treasury will hold directors and trustees accountable for their grantees. On foreign policy, Bessent discussed the administration's approach to Iran, saying the U.S. military destroyed a large part of Iran's missile stockpile and that for the first time since 1979, Iranians are willing to discuss their nuclear program. He stated that the Treasury will oversee frozen Iranian funds released from Qatar, with a large portion going to buy U.S. foodstuffs and medicines.