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Scott Bessent: “Programs where they're claiming that 80% of the children in…”

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

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Again, anything that has to do with government programs where there's a lack of common sense. What we saw in Minneapolis were daycare centers without children. The Programs where they're claiming that 80% of the children in the programs had autism. Public or senior transport companies with no vehicles. So, you know, it's kind of like they say at tsa, if you see something, say something. (01:45–01:53)

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Asserts that fraudulent programs in Minneapolis falsely claimed high autism rates among children.

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