Middle Schooler Quizzes Scott Bessent On Financial Literacy And Trump Accounts

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent fielded a question on financial literacy from an unexpected source after a roundtable discussion on Monday: an eighth grade girl. Secretary Bessent took questions after delivering…

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