Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

79th United States Secretary of the Treasury

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

Thank you to the American Academy of Achievement for the great privilege of receiving the Golden Plate Award at the International Achievement Summit.

I am honored to join such distinguished company and grateful for the Academy’s work to extend the reach of the American Dream.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

America’s competitive advantage has never been confined to the bounty of our natural resources or the depth of our capital markets. It has always resided in the character and capacity of our people.

This great insight has been the source of America’s strength since its founding. And under @POTUS, we are creating an economy in which all Americans can participate and prosper.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

Read my full thoughts in the @WSJ: https://t.co/bws19N3wHN

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

We have rediscovered at great cost what America’s first @USTreasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton taught us: the nation that depends on its adversaries for critical inputs is neither truly sovereign nor truly prosperous.

As we approach 250 years of American independence, we would do well to remember that our founders left us more than a Republic—they bequeathed a roadmap powerful enough to sustain it for two and a half centuries and beyond.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

Read my full remarks here: https://t.co/LD0oZiuMz5

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

On the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, the most fitting way to honor those who founded this great nation is to meet the pressing challenges of our own time with the same resolve that they brought to theirs.

Last night at @EconClubNY, I made clear that under @POTUS’ leadership, @USTreasury is working to restore economic security as the foundation that allows a nation to fulfill its most basic obligations—and to strengthen the security, prosperity, and freedom of our people for the next 250 years and well beyond.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

Scam centers in Southeast Asia steal billions of dollars from American victims each year. The Trump Administration is united in its efforts to dismantle these overseas criminal enterprises, and Treasury will continue using its tools to disrupt the networks behind this egregious fraud and protect Americans.

[Treasury Department @USTreasury]

Today, under the leadership of @SecScottBessent and @POTUS, Treasury took action to further dismantle overseas scam operations targeting American victims.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

Freedom is the essence of the American dream. Salute to America on July 4th in Washington, DC will mark 250 years of ingenuity with world-class music and a fireworks display of historic proportions — our republic in its prime. 🇺🇸

Follow @freedom250 and get your FREE tickets: https://t.co/wP2J9bHWsQ

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

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[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

Under President @realDonaldTrump and @VP, we continue to make the world safer and more prosperous.

In line with the ongoing productive talks in Switzerland, Iran has committed to free and open transit in the Strait of Hormuz and to permit International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors into their country.

As part of the framework, Treasury has issued a temporary 60-day general license authorizing the production, delivery, and sale of Iranian oil.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

It seems that congratulations are in order to “El Tigre,” @ABDELAESPRIELLA, on being elected Colombia's new president.

Colombia is the latest example of voters across Latin America rejecting failed leftist policies, instead choosing to support pro-market, pro-growth defenders of economic prosperity and freedoms.

Brighter days for Colombians are ahead, and a thriving Colombia benefits the United States, the Western Hemisphere, and the entire world.

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

Just spoke to Colombian President-Elect @ABDELAESPRIELLA to congratulate him on his electoral victory.

The Trump Administration looks forward to working closely with your incoming administration to advance regional security cooperation, end illegal immigration to the United States, and strengthen our economic ties.

Colombia's best days are ahead.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

President @realDonaldTrump continues to make the world safer, today reaching a historic peace deal with Iran.

His leadership, along with his direct engagement with allies and adversaries alike, will be recorded in history books for centuries to come.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

Across the country, community bankers serve as the first line of defense in our financial infrastructure.

In Houston, I spoke with more than a dozen bankers about how financial institutions must remain vigilant against illicit financial activity associated with the unlawful employment of illegal aliens. Texas community banks see firsthand the challenges and pressures that illegal immigration places on local communities and the financial system, making them key partners in identifying risks and protecting the integrity of our banking sector.

The Trump Administration will always fight to protect our borders, defend American workers, and preserve the integrity of our financial institutions.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

Happy Birthday, @POTUS.

As America prepares to celebrate 250 years of freedom, strength, and exceptionalism, your America First leadership is exactly what this moment demands.

Here's to another year of Making America Great Again.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

The @realDonaldTrump economy is creating a record number of private-sector jobs, fueled in large part by the historic Working Families Tax Cuts. Naysayers attempting to credit the World Cup can thank President Trump for bringing it back to America, just as he is bringing back manufacturing jobs, energy dominance, and American industry.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

Americans lose hundreds of billions of dollars to fraud each year. At @USTreasury, we follow the money, and we know financial institutions are often the first to see suspicious activity in real time. They need the tools to act quickly and share information that can help stop fraud before it spreads. Under @POTUS and @VP Vance’s leadership, we will continue targeting fraud wherever it occurs and protecting American taxpayers and consumers.

Read more in @FinCENNews’ updated guidance, which we announced today in Houston: https://t.co/13hEH7RqPm

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

RT @USTreasury: Secretary Bessent Meets with Texas Bankers https://t.co/L3ZcjRNj5O

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

.@POTUS is creating the conditions for families and businesses to prosper. Our economic strategy rests on three distinct, but mutually reinforcing levers of tax, trade, and deregulation.

Beneath each of these priorities is a layer that binds them all: the doctrine of energy dominance. Energy is the foundational layer of all economic activity and the fuel of human flourishing.

Energy dominance is back. The age of managed decline is over. And we are just getting started.

[First Lady Melania Trump @FLOTUS]

AMERICA:
Foster Children are in all 50 states.

GOVERNORS:
Pledge to set up Fostering the Future Accounts in your State now.

This is not a political issue. This is a national moral obligation.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

Thank you, @FLOTUS Melania Trump, for joining us at @USTreasury and for your leadership on behalf of America’s children, specifically foster youth.

Through the partnership between Fostering the Future and @TrumpAccounts, we are helping ensure that foster youth have the same opportunity to build long-term financial security as every eligible child in America.

Thanks to the First Lady’s advocacy, foster children are being included in this historic initiative from day one—affirming that a child’s future should be defined by their potential, not their circumstances.

Together, we are expanding opportunity, strengthening the American Dream, and investing in the next generation.