The U.S. economy will take off by the fourth quarter of this year as President Trump's policy changes take root, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday.

Why it matters: The government's own data says inflation is rising and the labor market is weakening, but the administration says the reality is entirely to the contrary.

What they're saying: "We believe that good policies are in place that are going to create good, high-paying jobs for the American people," Bessent said in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday. • Bessent criticized the weak jobs data released Friday, extending recent administration claims that the numbers aren't correct and haven't been collected properly. (Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the August report, and s

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