U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he is urging some G20 counterparts to use tariffs and other measures to address trade imbalances. He frames the approach as a way to protect domestic industries from what he describes as pressures from cheap imports.
According to reporting, Bessent says the request draws from the Trump administration’s trade strategy, which emphasizes tariffs and related tools. The accounts describe his message as being shared with G20 partners as part of broader discussions among major economies about trade policy and economic competition.
While both sources focus on the same core claim, they differ mainly in emphasis and detail: one outlet presents the proposal as a specific recommendation for G20 countries to “take a page” from the Trump-era playbook, while the other reports it through an Associated Press dateline and notes that Bessent is encouraging the use of tariffs “and other measures” rather than specifying only tariffs alone.
