Scott Bessent's Notepad Was Accidentally Photographed At Camp David— and It Shows a Plan to Buy Up To $10 Billion in Japanese Yen

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President Donald Trump‘s Friday cabinet meeting at Camp David reportedly showed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent‘s notepad had buying Japanese Yen listed as a “To Do” item. According to a photograph ...

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