Bloomberg interviews Scott Bessent about a number of issues.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Elon Musk and his government efficiency team are not “tinkering” with any federal payment data. He says the group does important work. Bessent also talks about the strength of the US dollar, President Donald Trump’s agenda and meeting with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Saleha Mohsin.

Regarding DOGE, Bessent says that nobody at Treasury can change data, since control of data and programs lies with the Federal Reserve.