Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared on FOX Business Network's "Kudlow" and urged Republicans to make President Trump's tax cut permanent, rather than a temporary extension.

The Trump administration is more focused on keeping Treasury yields low rather than on what the Fed does, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Bessent indicated that Trump will not be hectoring the Fed to cut,

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Donald Trump is not asking the Federal Reserve to lower its short-term interest rates, but what he and the president do want is to bring down longer-term borrowing costs via 10-year Treasury yields.