Treasury Secretary Bessent Dismisses Claim Trump’s Tariffs Are Responsible for Inflation Rise
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that President Trump’s broad tariffs are not responsible for the recent uptick in U.S. inflation. Speaking on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Bessent was questioned about the administration’s decision to roll back tariffs on more than 200 food products despite earlier claims that tariffs benefitted consumers. Inflation Questioned…