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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror)

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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 01/10/2026
Iran loaded ZERO crude oil onto tankers in September. The Trump Administration is cutting off the Iranian regime’s most critical source of revenue. Operation Economic Outcast is severing the economic lifelines that have allowed Tehran to finance its terrorist agenda.
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 01/10/2026
Under President Trump’s leadership, the United States is delivering on its commitments to help stabilize global energy markets. Our European partners should accelerate delivery on their existing commitments and make additional supplies immediately available to address ongoing (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 01/10/2026
Treasury is dismantling the financial infrastructure that allows Iran and other adversaries to evade sanctions, move illicit funds, and undermine the integrity of the global financial system. Today’s action targeting A7 continues Treasury’s unprecedented efforts to isolate (cont in reply...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 01/10/2026
The Iranian regime's ability to fund its war machine and inflict terror on the world has been severely diminished thanks to Operation Economic Outcast. Today’s action directly targets Iran’s enablers and lays the groundwork for the United States and our partners to drain (cont in reply...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 01/10/2026
Millions of children have already enrolled in Trump Accounts. With automatic enrollment, over 60 million more eligible children now have an account ready to be claimed. This is a transformative milestone in the Trump Administration's effort to give every American child the (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 01/10/2026
Under @POTUS, this Administration continues to transform America’s education system to meet the needs of each student. The Education Freedom Tax Credit marks a new chapter in educational freedom and opportunity by establishing America’s first nationwide school choice program (cont in reply...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 30/09/2026
Today, we convened the second meeting of the Payment Fraud and Scams Working Group. Cracking down on fraud has been a top priority of @POTUS and the Trump Administration from day one. Earlier this month, @USTreasury and @TheJusticeDept restrained more than $50 million in (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 30/09/2026
President Trump’s administration will not allow terrorist organizations like Tren de Aragua to exploit the U.S. financial system or enrich themselves through theft and other criminal activity targeting American individuals and businesses. Working alongside our law (cont in reply...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 30/09/2026
Under @POTUS, @USTreasury and @usedgov are restoring fiscal responsibility to our nation’s $1.7 trillion federal student loan portfolio. The new Defaulted Loans Support Center marks an important early achievement of the Treasury-ED Federal Student Assistance Partnership, (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 29/09/2026
Today’s action underscores that no cartel kingpin, corrupt Mexican government official, or financial facilitator is beyond the reach of Treasury’s authorities. Our message is clear: the Trump Administration will identify and disrupt any cartel actor who threatens our security (cont in reply...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 29/09/2026
Under Operation Economic Outcast, Treasury will continue to target and disrupt those who provide material, technological, or financial support that allows the Iranian regime to sustain its terrorist enterprise. Treasury will not tolerate any support to the regime and (cont in reply...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 29/09/2026
A stronger economy begins with policies that reward hard work, boost investment, and encourage entrepreneurship. This past filing season, thanks to @POTUS’ Working Families Tax Cuts, 97% of filers received a tax cut and avoided a massive tax hike. Savings from this tax season (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 29/09/2026
Today, I joined @POTUS, @VP, my fellow Cabinet members, and leaders of American industry for the launch of t.co/lBMqe0JsKl. This new platform gives Americans a single, streamlined place to access federal information and resources. For 250 years, American innovation has (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 28/09/2026
Today, I met with Lebanese Prime Minister @nawafsalam and Finance Minister @JaberYassine to discuss the need for decisive action to disrupt Iranian and Hizballah financial networks, and the importance of key financial sector reforms to restore confidence in Lebanon’s banking system.
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 28/09/2026
Operation Economic Outcast has caused the rial to hit record lows. We will continue to degrade the Iranian regime’s ability to fund terrorism and develop a nuclear weapon.
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 28/09/2026
Today, @USTreasury and @IRSnews issued a notice on tax-motivated investment strategies that makes clear Treasury is serious about cracking down on transactions designed to dodge taxes or exploit our federal tax code. The companion Revenue Ruling also takes on prearranged §351 (cont in reply...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 27/09/2026
Quoting Robin Brooks
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 27/09/2026
Following the launch of Operation Economic Outcast, @USTreasury imposed targeted financial measures against banks and aviation service providers. At my direction, teams were dispatched across the globe to engage with countries and demand action against the Iranian regime. These (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 25/09/2026
American families are reaping the benefits of @POTUS’ pro-growth tax policies. This past filing season, the average tax refund reached over $3,400, thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts. American taxpayers are keeping more of their hard-earned income, strengthening household (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 25/09/2026
Today, I had a productive call with Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama. Our conversation built on President Trump’s discussion with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier this week and reflected the strength of the U.S.–Japan partnership. We discussed the desirability of (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 24/09/2026
Economic growth accelerates when businesses are able to invest, innovate, and compete rather than navigate unnecessary bureaucracy. Under @POTUS, 129 regulations have been eliminated for every new rule introduced. By reducing red tape, the Trump Administration has created an (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 23/09/2026
The private sector is driving America’s economic resurgence. Since January 2025, more than one million private-sector jobs have been created while the federal workforce has been reduced to its lowest levels since the 1960s. At the same time, more than 1.3 million additional (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 23/09/2026
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 23/09/2026
Today in Washington, Vice Premier He Lifeng and I held substantive discussions on the U.S.-China economic relationship ahead of President Trump’s meeting with President Xi. Our discussions continued to focus on securing meaningful commitments that protect American workers, (cont in reply...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 22/09/2026
America’s economic success depends on translating investment into productive capacity, good-paying jobs, and long-term growth. The construction boom we are seeing across the nation is laying the foundation for a manufacturing resurgence as we bring more jobs back from (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 21/09/2026
.@POTUS’ pro-growth agenda is restoring purchasing power for working families. As wages continue to outpace inflation, real weekly earnings for blue-collar manufacturing workers have risen 4.1%, while blue-collar construction workers have seen a 5% increase since January 2025. (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 20/09/2026
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 20/09/2026
In New York City, Vice Premier He Lifeng and I are continuing our discussions on the U.S.-China economic and trade relationship ahead of @POTUS’ historic summit with President Xi in Washington. These talks help lay the groundwork for President Trump to advance America’s economic (cont in reply...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 20/09/2026
.@larry_kudlow in @NewYorkSun gets it right. Here are the facts: The dollar was on one side of 89.2% of global FX trades. Foreign investors still hold enormous amounts of U.S. assets. The principal stablecoins are dollar-denominated. Treasury buybacks are about adding (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 20/09/2026
.@larry_kudlow in @NewYorkSun gets it right. Here are the facts: The dollar was on one side of 89.2% of global FX trades. That isn’t a footnote. It’s central to the story. Foreign investors still hold enormous amounts of U.S. assets. The principal stablecoins are (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 18/09/2026
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 18/09/2026
Great to welcome @jakepaul to the Treasury Department today. Jake’s path from content creator to entrepreneur and professional boxer is a distinctly American story. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 18/09/2026
Great to welcome @jakepaul to the Treasury Department today. Jake’s path from content creator to entrepreneur and professional boxer is a distinctly American story. Thank you for stopping by.
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 17/09/2026
Today’s designations of Iranian digital asset infrastructure make perfectly clear that efforts to finance the Iranian regime using cryptocurrencies are not beyond OFAC’s reach. If you support the Iranian regime, the Department of the Treasury will sanction you. Quoting Treasury Department
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 17/09/2026
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 17/09/2026
Retweeted Treasury Department: WATCH: JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon discusses how President Trump’s policies are supporting growth across Am…
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 16/09/2026
$82 billion. That is how much tax relief American families and workers claimed through this filing season under @POTUS’ Working Families Tax Cuts. The overwhelming majority of that relief went to households earning less than $200,000. This administration is ensuring that (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 15/09/2026
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 15/09/2026
Under @POTUS, the private sector has created over 1 million jobs. Real wages are outpacing inflation. The bottom 25 percent of wage earners are seeing larger wage increases than those at the top. And the Working Families Tax Cuts has delivered the largest share of tax relief (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 14/09/2026
Under Operation Economic Outcast, Treasury will continue to target and disrupt those who provide material, technological, or financial support that allows the Iranian regime to sustain its terrorist enterprise. Treasury will not tolerate any support to the regime and (cont in reply...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 14/09/2026
I’ve said many times that the CLARITY Act is essential to ensuring America wins the global race for new technology. That’s the reason Congress passed the GENIUS Act: to ensure that stablecoin infrastructure, a revolutionary financial technology, will be built in (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 14/09/2026
Treasury launched Operation Economic Outcast to cut off all financial lifelines to the Iranian regime and its enablers. That’s why I issued a new call for whistleblowers to come forward with tips about those who facilitate Iran’s terror. To anyone worldwide with information on (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 11/09/2026
Twenty-five years ago, 2,977 innocent souls perished on September 11th. Few anniversaries in the life of a nation carry the weight of this one. Today, we remember the lives we lost, the families who have carried the anguish of that morning across a quarter-century, and the (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 08/09/2026
Under Operation Economic Outcast, we promised severe consequences for those providing financial lifelines to the Iranian regime. Today, we followed through on that promise with sanctions on companies that continue to support Mahan Air. Let this be a warning to anyone (cont in reply...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 05/09/2026
.@POTUS is creating the conditions for a manufacturing boom. Construction jobs, across factory and trading sectors, are growing 10x faster than under Biden. Our America First pro-growth policies are creating the conditions for greater investment, stronger supply chains, and (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 04/09/2026
Since the U.S. reinstated its blockade, no Iranian crude cargoes have successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz to China. Inventory cannot be replenished as crude piles up aboard vessels trapped inside the strait. Iran’s export lifeline is being cut off: stranded oil, finite (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 04/09/2026
Financial institutions continue to find out the hard way that we are serious about Operation Economic Outcast. While we hope no more banks will need to be sanctioned, that ultimately depends on how quickly the international community comes to its senses and ceases support of (cont in reply...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 04/09/2026
The European Union has officially joined Operation Economic Outcast and we appreciate their strong and early stance. The United States stands firm with our allies in ensuring the murderous Iranian regime cannot exploit the global financial system to fund its nuclear ambitions, (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 03/09/2026
Under @POTUS, this Administration is standing up for America’s students by ensuring racial discrimination has no place in American education. Schools rebranding race-based preferences as equitable, inclusive, or diversity-enhancing does not change their discriminatory nature. (cont in image...)
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Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (mirror) @secscottbessent.govpeeps.us · 03/09/2026
Retweeted Treasury Department: Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent Delivers Remarks at the G20 Ministerial Press Conference t.co/THwa2qzJ6V
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