Published Date Mar 06, 2025

President Trump "has said many times that tariff is his favorite word," Bessent said at an Economic Club of New York event. "If you want to be a numbskull like Justin Trudeau and say, 'Oh we're going to do this,' then tariffs are going to go up." Bessent added, "If you want to sit back and have a discussion with the Commerce Department, USTR—they have my phone number too—then I am happy to have a discussion with our foreign counterparts."


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