Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has offered a variety of creative justifications for President Trump’s import duties. By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington Before Scott Bessent became Treasury secretary, he told his hedge fund investors that ...

Treasury secretaries for decades have been careful to avoid partisan public remarks, fearing that overt political wrangling could undermine their credibility in the eyes of global investors and foreign leaders. Then there is Scott Bessent. President Donald ...