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Scott Bessent Reveals Hilarious Reason He Wrote 'Resilience' in His Cabinet Meeting Notes

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May 28, 2026

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Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent gave a hilarious reasoning behind his viral notes in a White House cabinet meeting on May 27. Bessent was snapped by journalists' writing "resilience" in his notes during the all-hands meeting.

The secretary quipped that he wrote the phrase, "so people could look over my shoulder and photograph them and think they got a scoop"

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