CNN’s Bash Slams the Trump Tariffs During Bessent Interview: ‘That‘s Not a Deal, That‘s a Threat’

RUSH EXCERPT:
BESSENT: "Again, he didn‘t promise this. And when we send out the 100 letters to these countries that will set their tariff rates. So we‘re going to have a hundred done in the next few days."

BASH: "And that‘s not a deal. That‘s a threat."

BESSENT: "No, that‘s the level. That‘s the deal. If you want to trade with the United States, this is."

BASH: "But that‘s not a negotiation. That‘s just a."

BESSENT: "Well, many of these countries, many of these countries never even contacted us. So that‘s the thing about being the deficit country, Dana, is when you were the deficit country, you have the leverage. These are surplus countries that the have exported more to us than we export to them. So we have the leverage in this situation."