Bessent: 100% Tariff Trump Threatened on China ‘Effectively Off the Table’

Bessent: 100% Tariff Trump Threatened on China ‘Effectively Off the Table’
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Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said following negotiations, the 100% tariff President Trump threatened to impose on China was “effectively off the table.”

Partial transcript as follows:

MARGARET BRENNAN: We begin this morning with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is traveling with President Trump. He joins us from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Good evening to you.

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