8/20/2026
Political Picture · policy

Bessent: US can ‘grow our way’ out of $40 trillion debt

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Bessent: US can ‘grow our way’ out of $40 trillion debt
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday said the U.S. can “grow” its way out of the $40 trillion national debt, a milestone reached Wednesday. “Well, I mean, look Sara, there’s nothing magic about the $40 trillion number, and we can grow our way out of that,” Bessent told “Squawk on the Street” co-host Sara Eisen…
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