Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pushed back on polling data indicating the public does not approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, suggesting concerns over the issue are “media-driven.”
Bessent’s assessment comes ahead of Trump’s 100th day in office since returning to the White House. The stock market underwent drastic changes this month in response to the president’s use of tariffs. Bessent, however, pointed to how the focus has largely been on when the stock market tanks, without much coverage on its recovery.
“When I look at some of the things that are being published, there was a story 10 days ago that said, ‘This is the worst April for the stock market since the Great Depression,’” Bessent said on ABC News’s This Week. “Ten
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