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Scott Bessent: “President Trump was within his authorities under the War…”

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

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Scott Bessent defends U.S. military actions in Iran: 'Sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate'

Published | Video Starts at 10:41

Should President Trump have gone to Congress on the front end of this war if he was going to ask for Congress's help now for more funding? Again, President Trump was within his authorities under the War Powers act to initiate this action. And we actually now we have plenty of money to fund this war. What we are doing is this is supplemental. (10:41–10:51)

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Asserts that President Trump acted within his War Powers Act authority to initiate military action.

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