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Scott Bessent: “Previous administration was the worst inflation in 47, 49…”

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

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Extended Interview: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Published | Video Starts at 06:31

We're telling them, we're watching them and we've had some good uptake from some of the bigger retailers in terms of what they want to do for consumers. And look that we understand that Previous administration was the worst inflation in 47, 49 years. and we were at a very high level. But we had had before April we had seen real wage growth for working Americans every month during President Trump's presidency. (06:31–06:37)

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Asserts that the previous administration experienced the worst inflation in 47 to 49 years.

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