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Scott Bessent: “The IMF I think needs to lead by example.”

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

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They have now gotten on board with nuclear energy. I'm not sure why it ever went away. And then The IMF I think needs to lead by example. Probably get rid of their golf course out in Maryland and which I said last year and focus on global imbalances. (17:20–17:26)

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