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title: "Trump’s Scott Bessent says “false choice” to pit his strong‑dollar line against the president’s"
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description: "Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, says it’s wrong to suggest he and the president are clashing over the dollar. On Friday, during a CNBC interview, Scott shut down talk that their positions don’t match. “That’s a false choice,” he said, when asked whether Trump liked a weak dollar while he pushed for a strong […] source:"
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# Trump’s Scott Bessent says “false choice” to pit his strong‑dollar line against the president’s

Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, says it’s wrong to suggest he and the president are clashing over the dollar. On Friday, during a CNBC interview, Scott shut down talk that their positions don’t match. “That’s a false choice,” he said, when asked whether Trump liked a weak dollar while he pushed for a strong \[…\] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/scott-bessent-on-his-strong%e2%80%91dollar-line/

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