REVEALED: Bessent gives first look at Trump-signed $100 dollar bills

[0:00] WE ARE TAKING YOU SOMEWHERE [0:02] THE CAMERAS USUALLY DON'T GO. [0:04] THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S SECRET [0:06] VAULT AND WE FOUND SOMETHING [0:09] THAT'S NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE. [0:12] BEAUTIFUL ROOM. [0:14] HERE IS THE TREASURER'S VAULT [0:17] FROM 1863 AND, YOU KNOW, JESSE, [0:20] I CAN'T LET YOU PASS THE GATE. [0:22] NO? [0:23] TOO MUCH MONEY IN THERE, JESSE. [0:25] ALL RIGHT. [0:26] YOU DON'T TRUST ME. [0:28] WELL, IT'S NOT YOU. [0:30] IT'S NOT YOU. [0:31] SO WHAT USED TO BE IN THIS VAULT [0:33] OR WHAT'S IN THIS VAULT NOW? [0:35] WELL, I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT'S IN [0:36] THERE NOW, BUT AMERICANS USED TO [0:37] COME AND CASH THEIR CHECKS HERE. [0:39] THAT'S WHERE THEY CAME HERE? [0:41] YEAH. [0:42] OR BANKS COULD PRESENT AND GET [0:44] GREENBACKS. [0:45] SOLOMON CHASE, WHO WAS THE TREASURER [0:48] OR TREASURY SECRETARY DURING THE [0:50] CIVIL WAR CREATED THE GREENBACK. [0:52] WE USED TO HAVE STATES USED TO [0:54] HAVE THEIR OWN MONEY. [0:55] BANKS USED TO ISSUE THEIR OWN [0:57] MONEY AND HE CONSOLIDATED INTO THE [0:59] GREENBACK SO PEOPLE COULD SWAP FOR [1:00] GREENBACKS HERE. [1:01] WERE THERE SILVER COINS, WERE [1:03] THERE GOLD COINS, WERE THERE [1:04] CERTIFICATES? [1:05] ALL OF THE ABOVE. [1:06] OKAY. [1:07] AND WE STILL HAVE ALL THOSE, BUT [1:09] NOW MOST PEOPLE USE CURRENCY. [1:11] I HEAR THERE MIGHT BE A NEW [1:15] BRAND OF CURRENCY AROUND THE [1:16] CORNER. [1:17] SAME CURRENCY, JUST DIFFERENT [1:21] SERIES. [1:22] AND IT'S GOING TO LOOK [1:23] DIFFERENT? [1:24] WELL, IT'S GOING TO HAVE ONE [1:26] BIG CHANGE ON IT. [1:27] FOR THE 250th, THE PRESIDENT'S [1:29] SIGNATURE IS GOING TO BE ON IT [1:30] FOR THE FIRST TIME. [1:31] SO I THINK IT'S FITTING. [1:33] DONALD TRUMP IS PRESIDENT DURING [1:35] OUR 250th ANNIVERSARY, SO IT WILL [1:37] BE THE PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE AND [1:39] MY SIGNATURE ON IT. [1:40] LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK. [1:41] LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK. [1:42] DOLLAR, DOLLAR BILLS. [1:45] JESSE, WELCOME TO THE [1:46] TREASURER'S OFFICE. [1:47] IT'S WHEN WE HAVE THREE MUSEUM [1:49] OFFICES IN TREASURY AND THIS IS [1:51] ONE OF THEM. [1:52] THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL OFFICE WITH [1:54] A GREAT VIEW OF THE NEW BIG [1:56] BEAUTIFUL BALL ROOM. [1:57] IT'S BIG AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL. [1:59] IT'S ALMOST FINISHED. [2:00] IT'S GOING FAST. [2:02] GOING FAST. [2:03] DONALD TRUMP'S SIGNATURE WILL [2:06] BE ON A HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL. [2:08] WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE ON ALL [2:10] THE CURRENCY FOR THE 250TH. [2:12] EVERYTHING. [2:13] YES. [2:14] SO AS TREASURY SECRETARY, I [2:17] ONLY HAVE TWO MANDATES. [2:18] THE CURRENCY HAS TO SAY IN GOD [2:21] WE TRUST SOMEWHERE ON IT AND [2:23] THERE CANNOT BE A IMAGE OF A [2:27] LIVING PERSON BUT WE HAVE THE [2:30] PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE WHICH, [2:31] AGAIN, I THINK IT IS [2:33] APPROPRIATE FOR THE 250TH. [2:35] DURING THE 150TH THERE WAS A [2:37] CALVIN CLUIDGE COIN SO WE CAN [2:39] PUT LIVING PEOPLE'S IMAGES ON A [2:40] COIN. [2:41] THE PRESIDENT'S ALSO GOING TO [2:42] HAVE A COIN COMING OUT WITH HIS [2:44] IMAGE ON IT. [2:45] WE COULD PUT YOUR IMAGE ON IT. [2:46] LET'S NOT GET CARRIED AWAY. [2:48] PEOPLE MIGHT HOARD. [2:49] PEOPLE MIGHT HOARD IT. [2:50] MY FAMILY AND THAT'S IT. [2:52] CAN I SEE THE PRESIDENT'S [2:53] SIGNATURE? [2:54] YEAH. [2:55] SO HERE'S THE SHEETS OF HUNDREDS. [2:58] HOT OFF THE PRESSES. [3:00] WATCH OUT. [3:01] DON'T SMUGE IT. [3:02] DON'T SMUGE IT. [3:03] SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN? [3:05] THESE ARE PRINTED HERE IN D.C. [3:07] OR DALLAS. [3:08] THEN THEY GO TO THE FEDERAL [3:09] RESERVE AND THE SERIAL NUMBERS [3:11] ARE ALL REGISTERED AT THE FED. [3:13] AND THEN THE FED STARTS SENDING [3:15] THEM OUT INTO THE BANKING [3:16] SYSTEM. [3:17] SO THIS FALL THAT THESE WITH THE [3:20] PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE WILL BE [3:21] AVAILABLE. [3:22] WHEN LIBERALS SEE THE [3:23] SIGNATURE ARE THEY GOING TO [3:24] LIGHT IT ON FIRE? [3:25] WELL, YEAH, THAT'S GOOD FOR [3:28] THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WHEN THEY [3:30] DO IT. [3:31] SO, YOU KNOW, THEIR HAIR IS ON [3:32] FIRE. [3:33] SO THEY SHOULD KEEP THE CURRENCY [3:34] AWAY FROM THEIR HAIR. [3:35] I SEE THE PRESIDENT'S [3:37] SIGNATURE IS PROBABLY THE [3:38] SMALLEST HE'S EVER WRITTEN [3:39] ANYTHING. [3:40] YEAH. [3:41] WELL, YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR [3:43] SIGNATURE IN A BOX. [3:45] AND THERE'S TROUBLE KEEPING IT [3:47] INSIDE THE LINES. [3:48] OKAY. [3:49] DID HE USE A SHARPIE? [3:50] HE USED A MINIATURE SHARPIE. [3:52] A MINI SHARPIE. [3:53] A MINI SHARPIE. [3:54] GOT IT. [3:55] AND THIS DOESN'T COST ANY MORE [3:57] MONEY TO THE TAXPAYERS TO PUT [3:58] HIS SIGNATURE ON? [3:59] ABSOLUTELY NOT. [4:00] ABSOLUTELY. [4:01] WE ROTATE THE CURRENCY ALWAYS. [4:04] SO, NOTHING EXTRA TO THE [4:06] TAXPAYER. [4:07] AND THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED [4:08] SENIORAGE. [4:09] SO, WE PUT OUT CURRENCY AND, [4:11] YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TAKE IT. [4:13] WE TAKE IN CASH. [4:15] AND THEN WE COLLECT INTEREST ON THE [4:17] CASH. [4:18] SO, THE MORE CASH THAT PEOPLE IN [4:20] THE U.S. [4:21] OR AROUND THE WORLD ARE WILLING TO [4:22] HOLD, THEN BETTER IT IS FOR OUR [4:25] BUDGET. [4:26] AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO [4:27] WANT TO HOLD THE PRESIDENT'S [4:28] SIGNATURE. [4:29] I AM. [4:30] FOR SURE. [4:31] DO YOU CARRY AROUND A LOT OF CASH? [4:35] I MEAN, NOW. [4:36] IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE. [4:37] I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CASH ANYMORE. [4:40] I'M A PUBLIC SERVANT. [4:42] POOR SCOTT BESSEN. [4:43] YOU'VE SEEN THE RISE OF COMMUNISM. [4:45] THEY SAY THAT THEY COULD MAKE THINGS [4:47] MORE AFFORDABLE. [4:48] YOU THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE? [4:50] WELL, THEY MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE [4:52] BY MAKING PEOPLE WORSE OFF. [4:56] AND, LOOK, THINGS ARE VERY CHEAP IN [5:01] CUBA. [5:02] THINGS ARE VERY CHEAP IN VENEZUELA [5:03] BECAUSE NOBODY HAS ANY MONEY. [5:05] I THINK THE MONEY SUPPLY IN [5:07] VENEZUELA WENT DOWN 90-SOMETHING [5:10] PERCENT. [5:11] SO YOU CAN LEVEL THINGS OFF AND [5:14] MAKE EVERYONE DESTITUTE, WHICH [5:18] IS, THIS IS LIKE A BOLSHEVIC [5:20] REVOLUTION AGAIN. [5:21] THE PRESIDENT SAID, I COULD BE [5:23] THE BEST COMMUNIST. [5:24] I COULD PROMISE EVERYTHING FOR [5:25] FREE. [5:26] FREE RENT, FREE FOOD. [5:27] YEP. [5:28] AND THE SHELVES WILL BE EMPTY. [5:30] I REMEMBER, I WENT TO THE [5:32] RUSSIA RIGHT AFTER THE WALL CAME [5:35] DOWN AND THE SOVIET UNION FELL [5:36] APART. [5:37] AND IT WAS JUST DESTITUTION, [5:39] NOTHING THERE. [5:40] SO THERE'S A CHOICE. [5:42] AND I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, [5:45] THERE'S A SMALL VOCAL GROUP, AND I [5:48] THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE [5:49] GOING TO PUSH BACK. [5:50] MR. SECRETARY, THANK YOU SO [5:52] MUCH. [5:53] EVERYONE IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE [5:55] NEW BILLS WITH THE PRESIDENT'S [5:56] SIGNATURE ON IT. [5:57] CAN I TAKE A SHEET HOME? [5:58] YOU CAN WRITE A CHECK.