VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-20
“There's nothing magic about the 40 trillion number, and we can grow our way out of that,”
Scott Bessent · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-20
Scott Bessent addressed the national debt reaching $40 trillion and the plan to address it through growth.
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