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Scott Bessent: “President Trump in the first nine months now has been…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:03

They are, they don't represent the American people and you know, they're making up excuses. So, you know, we'll see. I think that this is an opportunity and they're using this opportunity. President Trump in the first nine months now has been unstoppable. They've tried to stop him in the courts, they've tried to stop him in the press, and now they're trying to stop him with this shutdown. Yeah. (05:03–05:08)

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Asserts that President Trump has been unstoppable in his first nine months.

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