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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on USA-Ukraine Minerals Deal: ‘The Deal Is Done,’ Zelensky Coming to White House to Sign It
Bessent not only revealed that the “deal is done” but that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky will be coming to the White House to sign it.
“I went to Kiev two weeks ago and met with President Zelensky. Since then, we have struck a deal. Their governing council approved the deal last night, so I have an agreement from their economics minister, so the deal is done,” said Bessent.
The treasury secretary added that Zelensky would be coming to sign the deal “tomorrow.”
“President Zelensky is coming here to sign the deal tomorrow. There is no more negotiation,” he added. “There is nothing else. I’m sure President Zelensky and President Trump will have wide-ranging discussion, but as far as the deal, it is complete, it is on paper, and the Ukrainian government has approved it. It is just awaiting the signature of the two heads of state tomorrow. It is a deal on strategic minerals, oil and gas, and infrastructure assets.”
Bessent described the deal as a “win-win” for the Ukrainian people, the United States, the American business community, and the American voter.
Trump authorizes his administration to open new coal-fired power plants in the U.S.
“After years of being held captive by Environmental Extremists, Lunatics, Radicals, and Thugs, allowing other Countries, in particular China, to gain tremendous Economic advantage over us by opening up hundreds of all Coal Fire Power Plants, I am authorizing my Administration to immediately begin producing Energy with BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN COAL,” Trump said in a Truth Social post Monday.
The amount of electricity produced from coal declined from a high of 1,847 terawatt hours in 2010 – enough to power more than 171 million households – to a low of 675 terawatt hours in 2023 – enough to power 62.5 million homes. Approximately 40% of the remaining coal-fired capacity in the U.S. is planned to be retired by 2030, according to a 2023 study by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
Hunter Biden whistleblowers promoted at IRS
The Treasury Department has promoted two IRS whistleblowers who accused the Justice Department under President Joe Biden of granting his son, Hunter Biden, special treatment during a yearslong probe into his tax affairs.
Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, two veteran IRS investigators, will serve as senior advisors to incoming Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who said in a statement on Tuesday that he was "pleased to welcome Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler to the Treasury Department, where they will help us drive much-needed cultural reform within the IRS."
Who Knew Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Was Funny. Did You See How He Obliterated This NBC Host?
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is learning how to troll and mock the media. He’s learning from the best, and what he said about a recession didn’t disappoint. Mr. Bessent was on "Meet the Press" with host Kristen Welker this week about guaranteeing there wouldn’t be a recession, which Bessent found ludicrous. No one knows, and it’s irresponsible to give any direct answer to that effect.
Clem72
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I wonder if that promotion will make them probationary and result in them being RIF'd.
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Kash Patel basically did.