‘Don’t retaliate!’ Trump’s treasury secretary begs other countries not to hit back at tariffs

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent implored America's foreign trading partners not to "panic" or "retaliate" to Donald Trump’s tariff policy, which has sent the stock market careening and earned international condemnation.

"I would advise none of the countries to panic. I wouldn't try to retaliate because as long as you don't retaliate, this is the high end of the number," he told Bloomberg.