Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent: Mayor Mamdani is Leading Democrats 6/24/26

In an extended interview, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addresses the administration’s approach to tariffs, negotiations with Iran (cnbc.com/2026/06/24/us-treasury-will-oversee-f…), and his own view on America’s AI dominance and regulation, and the future of the Federal Reserve. The morning after the NYC primary elections (cnbc.com/2026/06/24/mamdani-democrats-house-pr…), Sec. Bessent also weighs in on the future of the Democratic Party. Plus, Google parent Alphabet has replaced Verizon in the Dow (cnbc.com/2026/06/23/alphabet-verizon-dow-djia.…) Jones Industrial Average.

Sec. Scott Bessent - 16:24

In this episode:

Scott Bessent, @SecScottBessent (x.com/SecScottBessent?lang=en)

Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk (x.com/JoeSquawk)

Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick (x.com/BeckyQuick)

Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie (x.com/Kramer_Katie)

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