Bessent's big reveal: 'I asked Europe to impose secondary tariffs on India, but they refused'
- Bessent said he had personally approached European allies earlier this year to seek coordinated economic pressure on countries buying Russian energy.
- "So we have asked in the spring, I asked our European allies to join us in putting secondary tariffs on China, on India.
- They refused," Bessent said while speaking to NBC News' Meet the Press.
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- Bessent said he had personally approached European allies earlier this year to seek coordinated economic pressure on countries buying Russian energy.
- "So we have asked in the spring, I asked our European allies to join us in putting secondary tariffs on China, on India.
- They refused," Bessent said while speaking to NBC News' Meet the Press.
Sources: Businesstoday