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I believe that no one is above the law, but you all have put the president beneath the law and you have weaponized the system against him. Whether it is the leak of his taxpayer records, his taxes…

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

I said yesterday that Einstein's definition of insanity is asking the same question over and over again and expecting a different answer. Let me be clear, as we've done throughout this matter, the…

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

I think we should extend or make it permanent. I was able to go and visit Wnebago in Minnesota and they told me that because of the expensing they were on the fence on whether to do a battery project…

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

The Yale Budget Lab is a bunch of Biden era second stringers.

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

I am not going to take firefighting advice from an arsonist.

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

I believe that food prices are up two point food at home 2.5% since President Trump took office. I know that's an inconvenient fact for you. You're from California. Maybe you care about avocado…

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

I said yesterday that Einstein's definition of insanity is asking the same question over and over again and expecting a different answer. Let me be clear, as we've done throughout this matter, the…

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

I believe that the biggest threat to financial stability is a lack of growth and I believe that we can grow well in excess of 3% given the deregulation and great tax policy.

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

Congressman, food at home is up 2.5% since President Trump took office, which is twice up every year under the Biden administration.

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

I am not going to take firefighting advice from an arsonist. The torch the American people.

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

The congresswoman is slanderous. She has nothing but unsubstantiated opinions and I will not stand for that. There is nothing corrupt. We move at the highest levels and just because she cannot get…

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

I said yesterday that Einstein's definition of insanity is asking the same question over and over again and expecting a different answer. Let me be clear, as we've done throughout this matter, the…

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

When you add Venezuela and the United States together, we have 55% of the oil in the world. The United States is number one. We have them drilling. Drill baby drill was my campaign.

Donald Trump ·45th and 47th U.S. President ·Mar 2026

The plan is for them to spend, meaning our giant oil companies will be spending at least $100 billion of their money, not the government's money. They don't need government money, but they need…

Donald Trump ·45th and 47th U.S. President ·Mar 2026

I can proudly say, Doug, that we have not approved one windmill since I've been in office. And we're going to keep it that way. My goal is to not let any windmill be built. They're losers. They lose…

Donald Trump ·45th and 47th U.S. President ·Mar 2026

I'm not talking about money for Greenland yet. I might talk about that, but right now we are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not. Because if we don't do it, Russia or China…

Donald Trump ·45th and 47th U.S. President ·Mar 2026

I've made the statement very strongly that if they start killing people like they have in the past, we will get involved. We'll be hitting them very hard where it hurts. And that doesn't mean boots…

Donald Trump ·45th and 47th U.S. President ·Mar 2026

I think we should extend or make it permanent. I was able to go and visit Winnebago in Minnesota and they told me that because of the expensing they were on the fence on whether to do a battery…

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

We have asked Congress to move to eliminate the gas tax. That is done through statute.

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

I came out from behind my very comfortable desk and here today because I was concerned about that trajectory and I do believe it is possible to get back to the historical level 3% deficit to GDP and…

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

We are experiencing a short-term elevation in prices due to the Iran conflict. That will come down. The other side doesn't want to talk about is job growth is strong except for April. We have seen…

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

I believe that the biggest threat to financial stability is a lack of growth and I believe that we can grow well in excess of 3% given the deregulation and great tax policy.

Scott Bessent ·Treasury Secretary ·Jun 2026

I want to live because I want to make this country great. That's why I want to live. But when you're impactful, they go after you. When you're not impactful, they leave you alone.

Donald Trump ·45th and 47th U.S. President ·Jun 2026

We have a great country. We've got, I think, the most successful, the hottest country anywhere in the world. This happened over a period of just a year and we're going to do great things. But with…

Donald Trump ·45th and 47th U.S. President ·Jun 2026

I don't like to let these sick people, these thugs, these horrible, horrible people change the fabric of our life, change the course of what we do. So, we held held out. You were there. We held out…

Donald Trump ·45th and 47th U.S. President ·Jun 2026

I've studied assassinations and I must tell you the most impactful people, the people that do the most, you take a look at the people, Abraham Lincoln, I mean, you go through the people that have…

Donald Trump ·45th and 47th U.S. President ·Jun 2026

Do you notice under four years of sleepy Joe Biden and the radical left Democrats in Congress, not a single permit was approved for a new coal mining project. But in over one year of our…

Donald Trump ·45th and 47th U.S. President ·Jun 2026

Finally, we're taking nearly $200 million in that to set aside for the Green New Scam. and it was set aside for the Green New Scam, but the Green New Scam is history. And repurposing that money so…

Donald Trump ·45th and 47th U.S. President ·Jun 2026

Today, we're officially invoking the Defense Production Act to save 13 coal plants in West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Indiana, Tennessee, Arizona, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Dakota, and…

Donald Trump ·45th and 47th U.S. President ·Jun 2026

As a result of the $700 million investment that I'm announcing today, we will protect 14 coal plants and 42 coal mines. It's a tremendous number. And build two new coal plants and one massive new…

Donald Trump ·45th and 47th U.S. President ·Jun 2026