Bessent partly blames Ukraine for ‘energy shock’ pushing up prices

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday partially blamed Ukraine for the “energy shock” caused by the Iran war and Russia’s four-and-a-half-year-long war with the Eastern European country. Bessent appeared on “Fox & Friends” with co-host Brian Kilmeade and said the Trump administration’s trade war with Canada will have “virtually no impact on American prices.” “We…