Vance: Bessent has ‘very discreet plan’ to shrink $40 trillion national debt
Vice President Vance said Thursday night that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a “very discreet plan” to shrink the nation’s debt. “He [Bessent] has had a very discreet plan, of course, supported by the president of the United States, to get the United States to a point where our economy is growing faster than our…
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Bessent: US can ‘grow our way’ out of $40 trillion debt(opens original report in a new tab)Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday said the U.S. can “grow” its way out of the $40 trillion national debt, a milestone reached Wednesday. “Well, I mean, look Sara, there’s nothing magic about the $40 trillion… — The Hill
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