Treasury Sec. Bessent: Democrats’ Gov’t Shutdown Is the Economic Story for the Next Few Days, Not the Tariffs

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BESSENT: “I can tell you, what’s not good for the economy is this government shutdown. The Democrats are in disarray, they’re flailing, and this is the best they can do, that I think this is the economic story for the next few days.”

REPORTER: “Not the tariffs?”

BESSENT: “Not the tariffs, not for the next few days. If they want to take us into a shutdown, they’re going to own it.”