Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denied that a recession would take place in 2026.
“Well, big picture, is the entire country at risk of being in a recession?” Kristen Welker asked Bessent on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday, the same day his new Washington Post op-ed arguing for an end to the filibuster published.
“No. I am very confident about 2026. Because what we are going to see is the president’s done peace deals, tax deals and trade deals, the One Big Beautiful Bill,” Bessent responded. “I am very, very optimistic on 2026. We have set the table for a very strong, noninflationary growth economy.”
Bessent also denied that inflation is up.
“We have slowed inflation. And we are working very hard to bring it down,” he said.
