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Scott Bessent: “The history would show that it is a complicated mix of who…”

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

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Scott Bessent Put on the Spot as Mark Pocan Challenges Trump Tariff Policy.

Published | Video Starts at 04:29

And that's the question. Mr. Chairman, I am saying the strategic uncertainty is part of negotiations that should we say, oh, here's what we'll accept. Please take this. The history would show that it is a complicated mix of who pays the tariffs over various times. So that's exactly the problem. If your answer. And you are a very educated person, you have very impressive bio. Cannot answer the question who pays tariffs? (04:29–04:36)

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Asserts that the responsibility for paying tariffs is historically complex and varies over time.

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