Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered the commencement address at the Brunswick School on Wednesday, and his remarks were exclusively obtained by Breitbart News.
Bessent delivered the remarks at the Greenwich, Connecticut, preparatory school, noting that his son attended Brunswick.
He said:
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Reflecting on the responsibility to form young men of resilience and character, Tom wondered if, quote, “the very absence of experience with obstacles may just prove to be the greatest obstacle our boys will ever face.” He asked, amid the bounty of places like Brunswick and Greenwich, “how we [can] instill the strength of character that often only comes as a result of experience with great struggle.”
Now, this is not to suggest that the Class of 2026 has been spared from struggle. After all, you were born at the height of the global financial crisis and then came of age during Covid. And that is to say nothing
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