Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday offered a full-throated defense of the White House's position on tariffs, insisting that, "Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream." In a speech delivered to a crowd of leading economists,

The following is the transcript of an interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on.

Bessent told Fox & Friends that the commander-in-chief’s top priority is living the living standards of ordinary Americans

The elegant, old school South Carolinian emphasizes deregulation, especially in the banking sector — and the importance of reducing government jobs