Scott Bessent on DOGE: ‘As the Leading Bonds Salesman for the U.S., I Got a Pretty Good Story to Tell’

BAIER Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ DOGE How much money ░░░░░░░░ you think really is ░░░░░░░░ to come from this ░░░░░░░░ effort Well first of ░░░░░░░░ let s start with ░░░░░░░░ we know how much ░░░░░░░░ has come from it ░░░░░░░░ far BESSENT I think ░░░░░░░░ saw an estimate today ░░░░░░░░ about 50 billion so ░░░░░░░░ s a very good ░░░░░░░░ And you know I ░░░░░░░░ t think it s ░░░░░░░░ to think that we ░░░░░░░░ have several percent of ░░░░░░░░ that we are saving ░░░░░░░░ s incredible to me ░░░░░░░░ you said I ve ░░░░░░░░ been in the building ░░░░░░░░ of weeks but 25 ░░░░░░░░ of the U S ░░░░░░░░ flows through Washington D ░░░░░░░░ And again the waste ░░░░░░░░ and abuse And I ░░░░░░░░ for the first time ░░░░░░░░ my lifetime we re ░░░░░░░░ to see a proper ░░░░░░░░ And as the leading ░░░░░░░░ salesman for the United ░░░░░░░░ I got a pretty ░░░░░░░░ story to tell that ░░░░░░░░ we can do this ░░░░░░░░ cutting if we can ░░░░░░░░ the economy then President ░░░░░░░░ is going to live ░░░░░░░░ to all of his ░░░░░░░░ BAIER You ve heard ░░░░░░░░ critics a number of ░░░░░░░░ a number of activists ░░░░░░░░ there.”