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Scott Bessent: “The resurgence of organized political terrorism has long…”

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

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Bessent delivers remarks on far-left political terrorism

Published | Video Starts at 02:04

TFI's mandate to identify, disrupt and disable illicit foreign funds that threaten our homeland has become one of the Treasury's defining responsibilities. And today we are extending that abiding mission to meet an evolving threat. The resurgence of organized political terrorism has long occupied a blind spot. The international community has struggled to identify this danger, much less defeat it. But as the threat of terrorism evolves, the institution tools that defend against it must adapt. (02:04–02:10)

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Asserts that organized political terrorism has been overlooked.

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