Bessent: ‘We’ve Put China to the Side,’ We Are Working with the Top 17 Among the 100 that Approached Us

EXCERPT:

BESSENT: “So, we have 18 important trading partners. We put China to the side, 17 have not escalated. We are in negotiations with them. There’s a process in place. But what President Trump has kept in his back pocket — "

HANNITY: "All 17?"

BESSENT: "What's that, Sean?"

HANNITY: "All 17?"

BESSENT: "All 17 have approached us. We are batching them in groups at a time. But we've had 100 approach us, and we are working with the top 17 to try to move them along as quickly as possible. Knowing that their levels could ratchet back up to the April 2nd tariff level has made everyone come to the table with what I would say are very good proposals."