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Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary and This Week

'This Week' Transcript 10-26-25: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent & Sen. Mark Kelly

A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, October, 2026 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. For previous show transcripts, visit the "This Week" transcript archive.

· 17h · on MSN

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump's 100% tariff threat on China is 'effectively off the table'

· 15h

TikTok could be finalized this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says

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· 20h · on MSN

Scott Bessent says he's 'felt this pain' from China because 'I'm actually a soybean farmer'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's estimated hundreds and millions of dollars in wealth includes soybean and corn farmland in North Dakota.

· 23h · on MSN

'Framework' in place for substantial trade deal with China, Scott Bessent says

· 21h · on MSN

Bessent says U.S. and China have reached framework in tariff negotiations

· 43m

Trump's agenda for Asia trip. And, government shutdown threatens food benefits

President Trump is currently on a trip to Asia, where he is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit of Asian leaders in South Korea.

· 1h

Latest US-China Trade Truce Leaves Fundamental Issues Unresolved

· 6h

Asian shares gain Japan’s Nikkei tops 50,000 level, as Trump seeks trade deals

· 1d

China Trade Negotiator, Vice Premier Arrive for Second Day of US-China Trade Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new 100% tariffs on Chinese goods and other trade curbs starting on November 1, in retaliation for China's vastly expanded export controls on rare earth magnets ...

· 16h

U.S., China say trade-deal groundwork has been laid ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

· 17h

U.S., China Reach Rare Earths, Tariff Pause for Trump and Xi to Consider

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Trump and Xi Could ‘Consummate’ TikTok Deal This Week, Bessent Says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on “Face the Nation” on Sunday that China and the United States had reached “a final deal on TikTok,” but offered few details.

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Scott Bessent Mocked by Left for Saying He Feels the ‘Pain’ of Soybean Farmers Because He is One: ‘Net Worth is Over $500 Million’

Liberals are taking to social media to call out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for claiming he feels the "pain" of soybean farmers because he's one of them.

19hon MSN

Bessent: U.S. ‘addressed’ soybean farmers’ concerns with China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that U.S. soybean exports to China were addressed during a meeting between the two sides in Malaysia. “I think we have addressed the farmers’

19hon MSN

Bessent says U.S. won't be able to pay military by Nov. 15 amid shutdown

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said service members will miss paychecks by Nov. 15 if the government shutdown stretches on.

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Trump, Xi Jinping Could ‘Consummate’ TikTok Deal This Week, Treasury Secretary Says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that President Donald Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, could this week “consummate” a long-anticipated deal to keep TikTok operating in the U.S., as the leaders prepare to meet Thursday in South Korea.

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Shutdown may start costing economy $15B a week: Bessent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the ongoing government shutdown may start costing the economy as much as $15 billion per week. In his remarks Bessent actually used the figure of $15 billion a day,

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slams ABC’s Martha Raddatz for pushing Democratic shutdown narrative

Martha Raddatz pressed about the shutdown, but Scott Bessent said Americans are hostage to Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries’ poll numbers