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Kudlow: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent talks growth with Economic Club of New York
Approved, Commentary, Fox Business

Kudlow: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent talks growth with Economic Club of New York

By Larry Kudlow  | Commentary, Fox Business Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke to the Economic Club of New York today and emphasized the growthy-ness of President Trump's program. I had a chance to interview the Secretary after his speech. But importantly, Bessent emphasized deregulation, especially in the banking sector - and that includes bank loans to small businesses. This is important because during the Biden years, Fed Chair Jay Powell swayed with the wind and promoted DEI, ESG, no loans to oil and gas companies, terrible supervision of Silicon Valley, and a disregard for the importance of community banks. Powell presided over a real mess. Incidentally, it looks like Trump-appointee Miki Bowman, who is a member of the Federal Reserve Board, is going to get the nod t...
Bessent sets the record straight on ‘misinformation’ about DOGE’s work
Approved, National, TownHall.com

Bessent sets the record straight on ‘misinformation’ about DOGE’s work

By Leah Barkoukis | TownHall Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday addressed the "misinformation" being circulated about the work the Department of Government Efficiency is doing. In an interview with Bloomberg, Bessent said he vetted the Treasury employees tasked with accessing federal payment data, noting they have read-only access and are not “tinkering” with payment systems in any way. “It is an operational review. It is not an ideological review,” Bessent told Saleha Mohsin, according to Bloomberg. “The ability to change the system sits over at the Federal Reserve. We don’t even run the system.”  READ THE FULL STORY ON TOWNHALL
Man arrested at Capitol with molotov cocktails wanted to kill Treasury Sec Scott Bessent
Approved, National, The Post Millennial

Man arrested at Capitol with molotov cocktails wanted to kill Treasury Sec Scott Bessent

By Hannah Nightingale | The Post Millennial A Massachusetts man who was arrested at the US Capitol on Monday with Molotov cocktails and knives told authorities that he was there to kill Scott Bessent, who was confirmed as Secretary of the Treasury the same day, court documents filed on Tuesday revealed. According to the affidavit, Ryan Michael "Reily" English approached a Capitol Police Officer on Monday at around 3:12 pm near the South Door of the US Capitol Building and said "I’d like to turn myself in." English also revealed to the officer that he was in possession of multiple knives and two Molotov cocktails.  English was detained and a search uncovered a folding knife in English’s pants pocket, as well as two "destructive devices" in the inside pockets of his jacket tha...