Early details as Bessent moved to military base after Iranian threats
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[0:00] Well, and there are ripple effects to
[0:01] the war in Iran. CBS News, Olivia, we
[0:03] understand, has confirmed that Treasury
[0:05] Secretary Scott Bessant has been moved
[0:06] to a US military base for security
[0:09] reasons. What can you tell us?
[0:11] >> Yeah, again, part of the war in Iran.
[0:13] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant has
[0:15] been one of the administration officials
[0:17] who's been waging economic war on the
[0:20] Iranians. And we're told that the
[0:21] threats from the Iranians got so bad
[0:24] against the Treasury Secretary that they
[0:25] decided to move him onto a military base
[0:28] for his safety. Now, he is one of the
[0:31] administration officials that does get
[0:33] Secret Service protection because of
[0:35] where he is on the chain of command uh
[0:37] and his cabinet position, but still the
[0:40] security threat apparatus around him was
[0:42] so bad that they decided to move him
[0:44] onto a military base. Now, he is just
[0:47] one of several administration officials
[0:49] who have been moved onto military bases
[0:51] for their safety. That includes the new
[0:53] chief of staff, Steven Miller. That also
[0:56] includes previous members of Trump's
[0:58] cabinet, including DHS Secretary, former
[1:00] DHS Secretary Christy Nome, uh, former
[1:03] Attorney General Pam Bondi, other
[1:05] members of the administration, including
[1:06] the former, uh, Army Secretary Dan
[1:08] Driscoll, and the former Navy Secretary
[1:12] as well, I believe. Also, uh, Secretary
[1:14] of State Marco Rubio is living on a
[1:16] military base. Now, all of