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Scott Bessent traveled to the Reagan National Economic Forum last week and delivered a message that would have been almost unthinkable from a Republican treasury secretary a decade ago: America got globalization wrong.
Speaking before an audience of Reagan Republicans, Bessent argued that both parties spent decades sacrificing industrial capacity, supply-chain resilience, and national security in pursuit of cheaper goods.
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Oren Cass, the founder and chief economist of American Compass, told the Washington Examiner that Bessent’s strength is communicating why “market policy people” should get on board with Trump’s platform, even though they’re effectively behind the exact economic norms the administration is trying to reverse. Bessent recently sat for a fireside chat at American Compass’ annual gala in Washington, D.C.
“Make no mistake, it was a very good speech,” Cass told the Washington Examiner. “It would have been very surprising to hear from a treasury secretary of the past, so it was very encouraging to hear that.”
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