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

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BESSENT: “I think I saw an estimate today of about $50 billion, so that’s a very good start. And, you know, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to think that we could have several percent of GDP that we are saving. It’s incredible to me. As you said, I’ve just been in the building couple of weeks, but 25 percent of the U.S. economy flows through Washington, D.C. And again, the waste, fraud and abuse. And I think for the first time in my lifetime, we’re going to see a proper accounting. And as the leading bonds salesman for the United States, I got a pretty good story to tell that, if we can do this cost cutting, if we can grow the economy, then President Trump is going to live up to all of his promises.”