Bessent says inflation rise ‘has nothing to do with tariffs’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that Trump’s sweeping tariffs have “nothing to do” with the rise in inflation.

In an interview Sunday on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” moderator Kristen Welker pressed the secretary on the administration’s decision to roll back tariffs on more than 200 food products, just as Trump has renewed his focus on affordability.