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“Bessent” said in 34 of 272 transcripts, 42 times.
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Feb 18, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Black History Month Reception 1 time
…lot of names out, and that bothers me. Like, I see Scott Bessent. His name was left out. First time ever. Look at Scott. I'm…
Feb 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Friedland. Thank you, Robert. Thanks as well to Secretaries Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, Howard Lutnick, and Export-Import Bank Chairman John Jovanovic, along…
Jan 28, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks on Trump Accounts 2 times
…off with a man who's doing a phenomenal job, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Scott. Thank you very much, Scott. And he loved this right from…
…great. A little interlude. I don't know. That's better than getting Scott Bessent up. Thank you both very much. Two terrific people. When Trump Accounts…
Jan 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Iowa 1 time
…Kim. Great. A man who's become a real star: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Scott. He's become a star. He's done a real job. He knows…
Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…I think we're going to do well there. But we have Scott Bessent, who everyone knows, and Howard Lutnick. And these guys are doing a…
Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum 2 times
…the kind of numbers that I—I can tell you that Scott Bessent was with me the other day, and he's looking at numbers. He…
…of the people that work in here—I can tell you, Scott Bessent is working on that. It's a priority, right? You have your whole…
Jan 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club 2 times
…seldom, because he just—he's got what it takes: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Scott. Hi, Scott. Hi, Scott. What a good guy. He's got a…
…way I'll allow it to happen is if the secretary, like Scott Bessent, cuts 10 old regulations. But instead, last year, we actually cut 129…
Dec 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the Congressional Ball 1 time
…tonight. We have Cabinet members. And we have—Marco is here. Scott Bessent is here. We've had them all, sort of, here—every single one…
Dec 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in Pennsylvania 4 times
…of billions of dollars. Really, trillions, Scott. We have the great Scott Bessent. Scott, stand up. And if you add to that all of the…
…savior in this room. His name is Secretary of the Treasury—— ——Scott Bessent. He's right there. Because that very handsome man—that man—by the…
…very much. And thanks as well to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. You guys have been great. Thank…
Dec 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: National Christmas Tree Lighting 1 time
…President J.D. Vance and Second Lady Usha; as well as Secretaries Scott Bessent, Pete Hegseth; Attorney General Pam Bondi; Secretaries Doug Burgum and Robert F…
Dec 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 1 time
…along with the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Science and Transportation, Ted…
Nov 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Presidential Turkey Pardon 1 time
…Mirabel; and along with Attorney General Pam Bondi; Secretaries Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent, Pete Hegseth, Brooke Rollins, Howard Lutnick, Linda McMahon, Scott Turner; Administrator Lee…
Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 1 time
…terrific man, actually. So thank you very much, Yasir. And Secretary Scott Bessent, who's been fantastic. Where's Scott? We're thinking about him for the Fed…
Nov 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 1 time
…will be. I heard it was a great interview. And Secretaries Scott Bessent—Scott, thank you very much. An extremely noncontroversial Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy…
Nov 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump swears in the ambassador to India 1 time
…State Marco Rubio. Thank you, Marco, wherever he may be. Secretary Scott Bessent, who's doing a great job. Attorney General Pam Bondi. Pam, thank you…
Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts dinner with Central Asian Countries 1 time
…I'd like to thank Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary Rubio, Secretary Bessent, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Ambassador Sergio Gor—going to India very shortly…
Oct 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump in South Korea for APEC CEOs Luncheon 1 time
…who understands the markets maybe better than anybody: our Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Scott, thank you very much. And somebody that you're dealing with—who…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 1 time
…world. So I just want to thank some of these people. Scott Bessent, you're doing a great job—Secretary of Treasury. Thank you, Scott. Thank…
Sep 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…want to say something about value? Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent. Well, I'll let the Vice President. The President. Okay. Good. J.D. Then…
Sep 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: What will Trump say during his signing of the Presidential Memorandum? 1 time
…good meetings As you know, we were in Europe, our people—Scott Bessent and Jamieson were—Jamieson Greer and others. And it was a very…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…We got— that's why it's the "Great Big Beautiful Bill." And Scott Bessent is here, who's done a fantastic job. And he's one of the…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…agenda for next year's summit is being organized by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is right here. Hi, Scott. I saw him standing over there…
…get into that. I think we're very happy with Karoline. But Scott Bessent is—talking about a good job. He's done a fantastic job, and…
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…or two more. Yes, sir. Please, go ahead. He looks like Scott Bessent. Are you the Treasury Secretary? I don't know. I don't know. You…
Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…It's—amazing job. Thanks, as well, to Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, and Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, for being here, wherever you may…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…the Council, including—J.D. is here, our fantastic Vice President. And Scott Bessent. And we're making a lot of deals. We're making deals for trillions…
Jul 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…saw GDP was much higher than anticipated. And, Scott, good job. Scott Bessent has been working, just got back from a little excursion and a…
…medical records finally becomes a reality. I want to thank Secretary Scott Bessent; Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for joining us; as well as administrator of…
Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…just want to thank you all. And we also have Secretary Scott Bessent. We just—he's over—is Scott here someplace? I think so. Scott…
Jul 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…say hello to a few people that are with us: Secretaries Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick, Doug Burgum, Chris Wright. You know, Chris Wright is very…
Jul 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…and we appreciate it, Jon. Thanks, as well, to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who's doing a fantastic job. He goes on television, and he calms…
Jun 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…much better. We're delighted to be joined by Secretaries Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent, Pete Hegseth, Doug Burgum, Doug Collins, Sean Duffy, Howard Lutnick, Linda McMahon…
May 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…job—he's central—I always say, "He's central casting"—Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Where is Scott? Central casting. Thanks, Scott. We had a good report…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…call up Marco. He gets it solved. He gets it solved. Scott Bessent, he's got a very easy job now. He's negotiating with about 200…
Mar 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…man who's doing a great job as the Secretary of Treasury, Scott Bessent, who's right here. Scott, thank you very much. Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick…
Jan 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…indeed strong—including Vice President Vance. Thank you, J.D. The Secretary, Scott Bessent, who just got approved, by the way. Where's Scott? He just got…