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

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

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Published | Video Starts at 19:13

They have now gotten on board with nuclear energy. I'm not sure what why it ever went away. And then The IMF 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. Because I can tell you like this. (19:13–19:19)

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Asserts that the International Monetary Fund should set a positive example in its operations.

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