U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks to the news media about the latest tariff announcement from President Donald Trump, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 9, 2025.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Thursday that U.S. economic growth could be hurt by the government shutdown."This isn't the way to have a discussion, shutting down the government and lowering the GDP," Bessent said during a live interview. "We could see a hit to the GDP, a hit to growth ...