Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent flipped between outraged, celebratory, and at a loss for words as he fought to justify the president’s lifted sanctions on Iranian oil stored on tankers.
“Why is the U.S. helping to fund a country that it’s currently at war with, Mr. Secretary?” host Kristen Welker asked on Meet the Press Sunday, pointing out that Iran could bank $14 billion from the move.
“Again, Kristen. Why don’t we have good facts here? That Iranian oil was always going to be sold to the Chinese. It was going to be sold at a discount,” Bessent, 63, responded.
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