Bessent reveals the biggest misunderstanding people have about Trump
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that many critics fundamentally misunderstand that President Trump is driven by “his love for people” and “cares deeply” about Americans.“President Trump creates a lot of strategic uncertainty, he creates a lot of optionality, and he has an incredible instinct for politics and people,” Bessent observed about the president’s traits during an interview on The Post columnist Miranda Devine’s “Pod Force One” podcast.Every week, Post columnist Miranda Devine sits down for exclusive and candid conversations with the most influential disruptors in Washington.Subscribe here!“The biggest misunderstanding about him is his love for people,” Bessent went on.
“He regards himself as the mayor of America, and he cares deeply about the 330 million Americans.”The Treasury secretary contended that Trump’s deep affection for the American people has fueled his aggressive efforts to reshore blue-collar manufacturing jobs and to avoid foreign entanglements overseas.Bessent had down with Devine on Friday, shortly after Israel fired off a volley of preemptive strikes on Iran in a state bid to obliterate Tehran’s nuclear capabilities.He praised Trump’s use of “strategic uncertainty” in the foreign policy arena to safeguard national interests.
“I can tell you that the American people should know and the American troops should know that Donald Trump is doing an incredible job looking after their interest and what could turn without someone like him could turn into a widespread conflict that U.S.Soldiers and interests could get sucked into,” he said.Turning to what drives Trump’s economic agenda, Bessent recounted the president’s rally in Pittsburgh with steelworkers on the eve of the 2024 election and how the soon-to-be 47th president resonated with attendees.“It was incredible.
The steelworkers are there, they got their hats, they got the vest, they’ve got their families, and they… believe in him,...