Bessent’s interview halted for urgent talks in Situation Room: ‘The president wants you right away’
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Treasury Secretary Bessent interrupted TV interview for urgent White House Situation Room meeting.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent interrupted his Sky News interview with reporter Wilfred Frost on Thursday to attend an urgent White House Situation Room meeting with President Trump. Bessent was summoned at 10:22 a.m. EDT by a woman who said "The president wants you right away," before he resumed the interview after the meeting.
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