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Scott Bessent: “Gasoline is a big indicator that's going to come down.”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Prosperity is COMING: Treasury Sec Scott Bessent

Published | Video Starts at 01:16

You're not going to tell people how they feel, even if they're feeling a different way. If you look at the polls, it is upside down when it comes to economic thought. Why is that? Gasoline is a big indicator that's going to come down. and people are spending. And I think that we are going to see some very substantial real wage growth. We've seen construction jobs, 90,000 construction jobs created. (01:16–01:20)

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Asserts that gasoline prices are expected to decrease.

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