Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared that ... country’s practices harm our own economy and people, the United States will respond. This is the America First Trade Policy,” Bessent said. In response to the Tuesday tariffs, each of the countries ...

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,