# The BESSENT Doctrine

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Podcast: [Bill Whittle Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bill-whittle-network-956255)
Published: 2026-07-11T18:21:56+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/billwhittle/the-bessent-doctrine
Audio file: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2358790868-billwhittle-the-bessent-doctrine.mp3
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## Resource

‘The Days of America Being Played are Over…” says an op-ed in the New York Times. Wait — what? Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that the purpose of the Treasury Department is to grow and protect America’s economic might throughout the world. Manage your own decline, Euroweenies!

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