Internet reports that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that under Trump's leadership, the United States will continue to implement a "strong dollar" policy. Basent said in an interview on Thursday: "President Trump has not changed his strong dollar policy at all. We hope the dollar will strengthen. We don't want to see other countries weaken their currencies and manipulate their trade." Bessent said that because many countries "accumulated large surpluses, there was no free-form trading system." He said part of the reason could be exchange rates, and "interest rate suppression" could also be a factor in some places, but he did not name specific countries.