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Claim Text: “We’ll see if there’s kind of a narrowing,” Bessent said, adding that it was likely to apply to “incidental” objects.
Simplified Text: Bessent said there will be a narrowing likely applying to incidental objects
Confidence Score: 0.900
Claim Maker: Bessent
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "event": "Narrowing likely applying to incidental objects", "topic": "steel and aluminum tariffs", "person": "Scott Bessent" }
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Created: February 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM (6 months ago)
Last Updated: February 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM (6 months ago)

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