Scott Bessent: “We've had real wage gains every month since the president's…”

“Well, again, Kristen, the president's numbers have been improving since October. Prices are coming down. And I think we are going to see an acceleration here. We've had real wage gains every month since the president's been in office. And again, of course, Americans are traumatized. They had a 21.5%, the cost of living increase in the Biden administration, more for working Americans.” (02:21–02:28)

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