The Minutes of Scott Bessent on policy https://minutesof.com/scott-bessent/on/policy/ Everything Scott Bessent has said on policy: 13 verbatim quotes from August 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it came from. en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:23:05 +0000 Bessent declares that buying appeasement from Iran will no longer work with the United States. https://minutesof.com/q/f295c5c5-83a3-4d99-af63-512bc3d47900/ https://minutesof.com/q/f295c5c5-83a3-4d99-af63-512bc3d47900/ “And on the other side, with this regime, trying to buy appeasement will no longer work in the eyes of The United States Of America.” — Forbes Breaking News Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:28 +0000 policy Bessent says Treasury is giving a cure period but will move very quickly if expectations are not met. https://minutesof.com/q/07f09c24-5422-4e6e-8e43-4901822564da/ https://minutesof.com/q/07f09c24-5422-4e6e-8e43-4901822564da/ “We believe that it is important to level set and give people a cure period, but they should know that that will move very quickly and that we are serious.” — Forbes Breaking News Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:00:12 +0000 policy Bessent declares zero breathing space policy to prevent Iran from rebuilding terror capacity. https://minutesof.com/q/136cbf9d-c815-4a36-bdae-8c0a8868ef87/ https://minutesof.com/q/136cbf9d-c815-4a36-bdae-8c0a8868ef87/ “There will be no minimal breathing space for the regime to rebuild its capacity to inflict terror against America and the world.” — Forbes Breaking News Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:23:41 +0000 policy Bessent announces Treasury will double buyback operation sizes from $2 billion to at least $4 billion starting https://minutesof.com/q/916393f5-7767-47d8-bfe8-98d45dd7095f/ https://minutesof.com/q/916393f5-7767-47d8-bfe8-98d45dd7095f/ “The current maximum size of $2 billion per operation will be at least $4 billion per operation.” — Treasury press and remarks policy Bessent argues taxpayers should not fund benefits for those legally barred from receiving them. https://minutesof.com/q/d82a520a-447d-4660-ae2c-69bd876d954a/ https://minutesof.com/q/d82a520a-447d-4660-ae2c-69bd876d954a/ ““American taxpayers should not be forced to foot the bill for benefits going to those who are barred by law from receiving them.” — Treasury press and remarks policy Bessent warns far-left extremists Treasury will use full economic tools against them. https://minutesof.com/q/d258225d-1687-41c3-9afa-0e2559549f93/ https://minutesof.com/q/d258225d-1687-41c3-9afa-0e2559549f93/ ““Far-left extremists, their fronts, and their enablers should be on notice: We will bring the full weight of our economic tools to bear,”” — Treasury press and remarks policy Bessent says the regulations end abuse, protect tax system integrity, and prioritize Americans. https://minutesof.com/q/bab36f9a-04b7-4828-8bdd-7f45ae612619/ https://minutesof.com/q/bab36f9a-04b7-4828-8bdd-7f45ae612619/ “These proposed regulations end the abuse, protect the integrity of the tax system, and put Americans first.”” — Treasury press and remarks policy Bessent says Trump is ending Iran threat rather than managing it like predecessors. https://minutesof.com/q/c12c6553-50b0-47da-8c7d-64ce9f6cca9c/ https://minutesof.com/q/c12c6553-50b0-47da-8c7d-64ce9f6cca9c/ ““President Trump has taken action that his predecessors have long deferred. Under his leadership, America is no longer managing the Iranian threat. We are ending it.” — Treasury press and remarks policy Bessent says Trump took action predecessors deferred and America is no longer managing the Iranian threat. https://minutesof.com/q/a902e534-1299-4a02-b363-f5197dd91a25/ https://minutesof.com/q/a902e534-1299-4a02-b363-f5197dd91a25/ ““President Trump has taken action that his predecessors have long deferred. Under his leadership, America is no longer managing the Iranian threat.” — Treasury press and remarks policy Bessent pledges to cut financial lifelines of political terrorist groups until eliminated. https://minutesof.com/q/e0346227-408f-4cb7-bbcc-ec89a586ef5f/ https://minutesof.com/q/e0346227-408f-4cb7-bbcc-ec89a586ef5f/ ““Political terrorism has no place in our society, and we will continue to cut the financial lifelines of these groups until they are eliminated.”” — Treasury press and remarks policy Bessent says Trump is ending the Iranian threat, not merely managing it. https://minutesof.com/q/a610635f-f5c0-4295-a25a-ac2d4992bbbb/ https://minutesof.com/q/a610635f-f5c0-4295-a25a-ac2d4992bbbb/ “And under his leadership, America is no longer managing the Iranian threat. We are ending it.” — Treasury press and remarks policy Bessent announces a zero-leakage sanctions approach with no breathing space for Iran to rebuild. https://minutesof.com/q/4f56367f-07ba-432a-bd0c-9db6abe68c2a/ https://minutesof.com/q/4f56367f-07ba-432a-bd0c-9db6abe68c2a/ “We are enforcing a zero-leakage approach. There will be no minimal breathing space for the regime to rebuild its capacity to inflict terror against America and the world.” — Treasury press and remarks policy