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Scott Bessent: “It is much better to form an economic bridge with our…”

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

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President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Lunch with the President of the Argentine Republic

Published | Video Starts at 24:17

We are not going to ignore our allies. It is economic strength. We're using our economic strength to create peace just as you've done all over the world. And It is much better to form an economic bridge with our allies, people who want to do the right thing, than have to have shoot at narco gunboats. So we think that this is an opportunity for the Argentinian people and that President Milei is the one to do it. (24:17–24:29)

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Asserts that forming economic alliances is preferable to military action against drug traffickers.

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