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Scott Bessent: “The public number that was released today was about 11…”

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

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Scott Bessent: Inside Trump's Treasury; War Costs; & Why Bond Market is King

Published | Video Starts at 25:45

Again, I'm not keeping the running costs because, you know, in the US we separate treasury from omb. So that's why I'm the Treasury Secretary, not the Finance Minister. Well, a number came out today and The public number that was released today was about 11 billion thus far. Thus far over a couple of weeks. And how long as you look long term at America's finances, how long are you planning for this conflict to continue for? (25:45–25:50)

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Asserts that the public cost of the conflict is approximately 11 billion dollars so far.

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