Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent set the record straight when MSNBC claimed that the Trump administration is providing a "bailout" to Argentina.

'In most bailouts, you don’t make money. The US government made money.'

News broke in October that the Trump administration would implement a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina, which legacy media outlets have repeatedly described as a “bailout” for the Latin American country. Democrats criticized the plan, arguing that the administration had strayed from its America First agenda and failed to prioritize American farmers, citing trade negotiations with China that led to China temporarily suspending purchases of U.S. soybeans.

During a Friday morning interview on MSNBC’s “ Morning Joe ,” correspondent Jonathan Lemire asked Bessent, “

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