VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-23
“Look, there’s nothing magic about that $40tn number,”
Scott Bessent · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23
Scott Bessent downplayed the significance of the United States national debt surpassing $40 trillion.
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