NBC’s Welker Battles Trump Treasury Sec On Tariffs — Rattles Off List of Big Companies Who Say They’re Hurting

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Sep 7th, 2025, 1:46 pm

Kristen Welker , host of NBC News’s , confronted Treasury secretary Scott Bessent Sunday with a list of U.S. companies that are hurting due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Welker began with a report on machinery manufacturing giant John Deere that claimed “higher tariffs have cost the company $300 million so far…this summer the company laid off 238 employees across factories in Illinois and Iowa. What do you say to companies like John Deere when say the tariffs are hurting them?”

Bessent immediately criticized the source.

“First of all, Kristen, if you’re quoting , it’s not a fair observer,” Bessent said.

“But, these

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