VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-30
“Why would I want to blow up the global financial system?”
Scott Bessent · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Scott Bessent was asked why Washington was not immediately imposing its most sweeping secondary sanctions.
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