Bessent warns shutdown could hurt GDP: ‘A hit to working America’

Oct 2, 2025 - 19:00
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Bessent warns shutdown could hurt GDP: ‘A hit to working America’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday the government shutdown could slow the economy, delivering a blow to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) and its workers. “This isn’t the way to have a discussion, shutting down the government and lowering the GDP,” Bessent said during a CNBC “Squawk Box” interview.  “We could see a hit…