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Scott Bessent: “The World bank has made a good pivot. They are now pushing…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 26:18

So what have you seen from the bank and the fund in these areas since your speech? And what more do you expect from them? Again, as I said earlier, I think The World bank has made a good pivot. They are now pushing or they are a proponent of nuclear energy. I'm not sure how that that wasn't considered a renewable for so many years. I mean if you look now, France is powering the European energy grid and their reactors … (26:18–26:30)

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Asserts that the World Bank now supports nuclear energy.

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