America needs patriots who understand how to grow an economy, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered exactly that kind of no-nonsense message in his recent media appearances — predicting big job growth under President Trump and putting affordability front and center. Bessent’s forecast isn’t wishful thinking; it flows from the pro-growth policies this administration is pursuing and from a Treasury secretary who knows markets and incentives.
Remember that Bessent didn’t stumble into this job — he was unanimously advanced by the Senate Finance Committee and later confirmed by the full Senate in a strong bipartisan vote, reflecting serious confidence in his economic credentials. That 68–29 confirmation speaks to the fact that Washington recognizes the urgent need for competent leadership at the Treasury to reverse the damage of runaway spending and crushing regulations.
Bessent has been clear-eyed about what drives prices and hiring: growth does not automatically mean inflation if policymakers fix supply bottlenecks and get government out of the way, he told reporters, arguing the next Fed chair must keep an open mind about conventional wisdom. That kind of pragmatic thinking — diagnosing inflation as a supply-demand problem rather than a scarecrow to justify anti-growth policy — is exactly what working families need to see from economic leadership.
He also brings Wall Street experience to a populist agenda, backing sensible tax policy and standing ready to protect American workers from unfair trade while preserving the conditions for firms to hire and invest. Extending the gains from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and cutting red tape will unleash hiring across manufacturing, energy, and small business — the practical recipe for the “big job growth” Bessent predicts.
Meanwhile, Democrats keep proposing fairy-tale solutions that punish success and ignore the real drivers of affordability. When Washington chooses higher spending, stricter regulation, and open-border chaos, prices and scarcity spike and ordinary Americans pay the bill; leaders like Bessent who put markets, common sense, and fiscal responsibility first are the antidote to that ruinous agenda.
It’s time for patriots to lean into this fight: support bold pro-growth reforms, demand that the Fed adopt an open, evidence-based approach, and back a Treasury that fights for affordability and opportunity. Bessent’s arrival in the Treasury should be a clarion call for every hard-working American who wants jobs, rising paychecks, and a return to economic sanity.
