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Scott Bessent: “We had the biggest or the longest shutdown in history.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 24:05

I mean, look we are on the verge of another government shutdown and the Democrats think this is the way to hurt President Trump, but they're willing to hurt the American people. We had the biggest or the longest shutdown in history. The economy still did great because the, all the initiatives we put forward. But I think that we have to get on with the people's business. (24:05–24:09)

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Asserts that the U.S. experienced the longest government shutdown in history.

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