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Scott Bessent: “We've already seen oil prices come down substantially.”

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

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LIVE: White House press briefing with Scott Bessent

Published | Video Starts at 17:38

I just want to follow up. When can Americans, the average American and can the US Economy work for the average American without a deal with Iran? Again, I believe We've already seen oil prices come down substantially. We are pumping more oil than we've ever seen before. And as I said, these are short term challenges that we will get over and I think we'll move forward. (17:38–17:44)

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