Scott Bessent
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Yeah. I mean, we're not going to crush labor anymore.
Yeah. I mean, we're not going to crush labor anymore.
Well, how about this? I we had a lot of foreign leaders come in and I knew someone in the in one of their entourages, I won't tell you which one, but afterwards he comes up to me and goes, holy crap, because he's really smart.
Well, how about this? I we had a lot of foreign leaders come in and I knew someone in the in one of their entourages, I won't tell you which one, but afterwards he comes up to me and goes, holy crap, because he's really smart.
President Trump has perfect recollection, because he was talking about something that had happened in that country 30 years ago, and he said, and he really, so President Trump listens, he is judicious, he is just taking it all in, he likes to see how people react, It's just incredible executive skills. Yeah. And the other thing too, that he's tough.
President Trump has perfect recollection, because he was talking about something that had happened in that country 30 years ago, and he said, and he really, so President Trump listens, he is judicious, he is just taking it all in, he likes to see how people react, It's just incredible executive skills. Yeah. And the other thing too, that he's tough.
But I went in and I showed him, we were talking about something the other day, and I said, well, this is going to cause some layoffs. Well, let's try to fix it.
But I went in and I showed him, we were talking about something the other day, and I said, well, this is going to cause some layoffs. Well, let's try to fix it.
Let's try to fix it. So I always say, he really regards himself as the mayor of America. There are 330 million people.
Let's try to fix it. So I always say, he really regards himself as the mayor of America. There are 330 million people.
And he cares deeply about all of them. And he doesn't care whether you're Elon Musk or the guy cutting the rose garden. You're his constituent.
And he cares deeply about all of them. And he doesn't care whether you're Elon Musk or the guy cutting the rose garden. You're his constituent.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Not at all. I've been in the investment business for 35 years, and I can tell you that corrections are healthy. They're normal. What's not healthy is straight up that you get these euphoric markets, that's how you get a financial crisis. It would have been much healthier if someone had put their brakes on in 06, 07. We wouldn't have had the problems in 08. So I'm not worried about the markets.
Not at all. I've been in the investment business for 35 years, and I can tell you that corrections are healthy. They're normal. What's not healthy is straight up that you get these euphoric markets, that's how you get a financial crisis. It would have been much healthier if someone had put their brakes on in 06, 07. We wouldn't have had the problems in 08. So I'm not worried about the markets.
Not at all. I've been in the investment business for 35 years, and I can tell you that corrections are healthy. They're normal. What's not healthy is straight up that you get these euphoric markets, that's how you get a financial crisis. It would have been much healthier if someone had put their brakes on in 06, 07. We wouldn't have had the problems in 08. So I'm not worried about the markets.
Not at all, Chris. What I'm saying is the American dream is not let them eat flat screens. That if American families aren't able to afford a home, don't believe that their children will do better than they are. The American dream is not contingent on cheap baubles they have from China, that it is more than that.
Not at all, Chris. What I'm saying is the American dream is not let them eat flat screens. That if American families aren't able to afford a home, don't believe that their children will do better than they are. The American dream is not contingent on cheap baubles they have from China, that it is more than that.
Not at all, Chris. What I'm saying is the American dream is not let them eat flat screens. That if American families aren't able to afford a home, don't believe that their children will do better than they are. The American dream is not contingent on cheap baubles they have from China, that it is more than that.