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Treasury Secretary Bessent Commencement Address
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6:04Now PlayingTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave the commencement address to graduates at the University of South Carolina. He reflected upon the resilient nature of his motherinlaw who survived World War II and told graduates they were inheriting the resiliency of America as the country celebrated its 250th anniversary of independence from the British crown. "Opportunity, in short, is omnipresent, if only we summon the courage to find it," Secretary Bessent added.
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