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Press Briefing: Scott Bessent Speaks to Reporters Outside the White House - April 29, 2025

StressLens

5 Topics

10 Entities

Moderation

2 Speakers

Topics

Politics > Government Politics Crime, Law and Justice > Crime Politics > Government > Heads of State Politics > Election

Entities

folks

heroes

Internal Revenue Service

Joseph Banister

leadership

persecution

Scott Bessent

Shari Peal Jackson

United States Department of the Treasury

whistleblowers

Moderation

No moderation found

Speakers

Scott Bessent

Scott Bessent said 8 sentences of a total of 19 sentences.

43%

Scott Bessent said 115 words of a total of 211 words.

55%

Scott Bessent talked 40 seconds of a total of 83 seconds.

49%

Question

Question said 10 sentences of a total of 19 sentences.

53%

Question said 90 words of a total of 211 words.

43%

Question talked 40 seconds of a total of 83 seconds.

49%

Full Transcript

Question

00:00:00-00:00:20 (21 sec)

No Signal (0)

-- 40th the IRS targeted folks like Special Agent Joseph Banister and IRS agent Shari Peal Jackson with criminal persecution. With whistleblowers Shapley and Ziegler in Treasury leadership, will your team probe IRS fraud, unlawful wage seizures, political targeting --

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-0.5

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-0.5

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-0.8473

Harvard-IV (Relative)

-0.33333

Somewhat Negative

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

-0.33333

Somewhat Negative

Harvard-IV (Logit)

-0.58779

VADER

-0.296

Slightly Negative

Topics

Topic:

Law and Crime

Score:

97.518

Magnitude:

Code:

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Topic:

Crime, Law and Justice > Crime

Score:

0.633

Code:

20000082

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000082

Wikidata_id:

Q83267

Wikidata_label:

crime

Source:

IPTC Media

Topic:

Crime, Law and Justice > Law Enforcement

Score:

0.574

Code:

20000129

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000129

Wikidata_id:

Q44554

Wikidata_label:

law enforcement

Source:

IPTC Media

Topic:

Society > Values > Ethics

Score:

0.536

Code:

20000814

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000814

Wikidata_id:

Q9465

Wikidata_label:

ethics

Source:

IPTC Media

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

29.5

Gunning-Fog Score

Coleman-Liau Index

SMOG Index

Automated Readability Index

Dale-Chall Readability Score

Sprache Readability Score

4.9

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

Sprache Difficult Word Count

Unidentified

00:00:20-00:00:23 (3 sec)

No StressLens

Can we get to the question?

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

-1

Very Negative

Harvard-IV (Logit)

-1.60944

VADER

Neutral

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

0.5

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

100

Gunning-Fog Score

2.4

Coleman-Liau Index

4.8

SMOG Index

3.3

Automated Readability Index

Dale-Chall Readability Score

0.3

Sprache Readability Score

1.5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

Sprache Difficult Word Count

Question

00:00:23-00:00:25 (2 sec)

No StressLens

-- IRS enforcement of Americans [Inaudible]

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

Harvard-IV (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

-1

Very Negative

Harvard-IV (Logit)

-1.09861

VADER

Neutral

Topics

Topic:

Law and Crime

Score:

97.702

Magnitude:

Code:

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

12.4

Gunning-Fog Score

11.6

Coleman-Liau Index

SMOG Index

11.3

Automated Readability Index

Dale-Chall Readability Score

Sprache Readability Score

1.4

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

Sprache Difficult Word Count

Scott Bessent

00:00:25-00:00:45 (20 sec)

No Signal (0)

No, I want to answer this. This is important. And look, Gary and Joe are patriots. They are heroes and I brought them into treasury because I found out that they were being -- after they came forward in the Hunter Biden whistleblowing scandal, they were being harassed at the IRS. So I brought them into Treasury.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-1

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-1.60944

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0.58779

VADER

-0.153

Leans Negative

Topics

Topic:

Civil Rights

Score:

32.764

Magnitude:

Code:

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#2

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Topic:

Politics > Government

Score:

0.66

Code:

20000593

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000593

Wikidata_id:

Q7188

Wikidata_label:

government

Source:

IPTC Media

Topic:

Politics

Score:

0.586

Code:

11000000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/11000000

Wikidata_id:

Q7163

Wikidata_label:

politics

Source:

IPTC Media

Topic:

Politics > Government > Heads of State

Score:

0.528

Code:

20000610

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000610

Wikidata_id:

Q48352

Wikidata_label:

head of state

Source:

IPTC Media

Topic:

Politics > Government > Impeachment

Score:

0.528

Code:

20000611

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000611

Wikidata_id:

Q480498

Wikidata_label:

impeachment

Source:

IPTC Media

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

5.6

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

74.6

Gunning-Fog Score

7.3

Coleman-Liau Index

10.2

SMOG Index

Automated Readability Index

4.9

Dale-Chall Readability Score

3.4

Sprache Readability Score

3.1

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

Sprache Difficult Word Count

Scott Bessent

00:00:45-00:01:02 (16 sec)

No Signal (0)

They're going to spend a year making sure that no one's rights are violated, whether you're a Republican, Democrat or Independent. Then they're going to give me a fulsome report and they're going to go back and assume leadership positions at the IRS.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

0.51083

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.66667

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.66667

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.29928

VADER

-0.511

Very Negative

Topics

Topic:

Law and Crime

Score:

78.059

Magnitude:

Code:

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Topic:

Politics > Government

Score:

0.693

Code:

20000593

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000593

Wikidata_id:

Q7188

Wikidata_label:

government

Source:

IPTC Media

Topic:

Politics

Score:

0.68

Code:

11000000

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/11000000

Wikidata_id:

Q7163

Wikidata_label:

politics

Source:

IPTC Media

Topic:

Politics > Political Process > Political System > Democracy

Score:

0.504

Code:

20000654

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000654

Wikidata_id:

Q7174

Wikidata_label:

democracy

Source:

IPTC Media

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

10.1

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

61.1

Gunning-Fog Score

11.4

Coleman-Liau Index

11.4

SMOG Index

Automated Readability Index

11.1

Dale-Chall Readability Score

5.1

Sprache Readability Score

4.6

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

Sprache Difficult Word Count

Question

00:01:02-00:01:15 (13 sec)

No Signal (0)

Mr. Secretary [Inaudible] forward anything on trade deals? Secretary Bessent, Howard Lutnick said on CNBC that you are in charge of China and he is in charge of the rest of the world on trade negotiations. Is that accurate? Are you leading the China negotiations?

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.55556

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.55556

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.09861

VADER

Neutral

Topics

Topic:

Foreign Trade

Score:

80.653

Magnitude:

Code:

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#18

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Topic:

Science and Technology > Social Sciences > Economics

Score:

0.536

Code:

20000745

Url:

https://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/mediatopic/20000745

Wikidata_id:

Q8134

Wikidata_label:

economics

Source:

IPTC Media

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

6.3

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

65.2

Gunning-Fog Score

Coleman-Liau Index

11.2

SMOG Index

9.5

Automated Readability Index

4.6

Dale-Chall Readability Score

4.4

Sprache Readability Score

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

Sprache Difficult Word Count

Scott Bessent

00:01:15-00:01:19 (4 sec)

No Signal (0)

President Trump's leading all the negotiations, so I'm not going to get ahead of the president.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0.51083

VADER

Neutral

Topics

Topic:

Government Operations

Score:

39.35

Magnitude:

Code:

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#20

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

7.6

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

Gunning-Fog Score

8.9

Coleman-Liau Index

SMOG Index

Automated Readability Index

8.9

Dale-Chall Readability Score

6.7

Sprache Readability Score

3.2

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

Sprache Difficult Word Count

Question

00:01:19-00:01:23 (4 sec)

No StressLens

Mr. Secretary [Inaudible] trade proposal?

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

Harvard-IV (Relative)

Neutral

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

Neutral

Harvard-IV (Logit)

VADER

Neutral

Topics

Topic:

Foreign Trade

Score:

85.993

Magnitude:

Code:

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#18

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

11.7

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

14.5

Gunning-Fog Score

Coleman-Liau Index

SMOG Index

Automated Readability Index

7.8

Dale-Chall Readability Score

Sprache Readability Score

1.2

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

Sprache Difficult Word Count