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Scott Bessent: “The US government's made between 30 and 40 billion dollars…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 13:55

I was in the Oval when He told the CEO of Intel that he would like a 10% stake. The CEO turned it over and The US government's made between 30 and 40 billion dollars on [the Intel stake]. that. And no one gives, wants to give. The president, wants to give the president credit for that. And he is working for the American people every day. (13:55–14:00)

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Asserts that the US government profited between 30 and 40 billion dollars from its stake in Intel.

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