Bessent reveals U.S. government is taking equity stakes in strategic industries
Scott Bessent · Scott Bessent: Fixing the Fed, Tariffs for National Security, Solving Affordability in 2026 · Dec 22, 2025 · at 48:09
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addresses criticisms of 'state capitalism' by explaining the administration's policy of taking equity stakes in vital national security sectors.
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“If you look at the industries where we are taking stakes and moving forward, we've identified five to eight strategic industries where the U S we have to have endogenous production, or at least adjacent to us in North America or this hemisphere.”
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