"This is a national emergency," says Treasury Sec Scott Bessent on tariffs.

"This is a national emergency," says Sec Scott Bessent on tariffs.
"We've had these gigantic trade deficits — and I tell you, they were heading toward financial ruin.
President Trump has stepped in BEFORE we hit the financial calamity.
That's why this is an emergency."

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