U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was abruptly pulled from a live televised interview with Sky News on Thursday to attend an emergency meeting in the White House Situation Room.
The interruption occurred while Bessent was speaking with Wilfred Frost.
Just as the conversation was heating up, an aide approached the Secretary and delivered the bombshell: “Mr. Secretary, the President wants you in the Situation Room.”
Both Bessent and Frost were visibly surprised by the timing.
Turning back to Frost, Bessent apologized before abruptly leaving the interview.
After a tense two-hour absence, a focused and determined Secretary Bessent returned to resume the discussion.
Frost:
Mr. Secretary, I have to say it’s a first—I’m sure, a last as well—that an interview has been pulled away so you could go to the Situation Room. How was the President? Was he stressed?Sec. Bessent:
No, the President is in great spirits. The Iranian mission is proceeding well ahead of schedule. I have to tell you, Wilf, that if I were a teenager considering military service, I could give this team my highest compliment—from President Trump to the head of the Joint Chiefs to the Secretary of War. I would say that I would trust my child’s life in their hands.
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Watch the moment a call from the White House situation room interrupts U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s interview with Sky’s @WilfredFrost ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/4XNNvRuHJX
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 12, 2026
Bessent also revealed what the administration has been discussing in the Situation Room.
Sec. Bessent:
It is my belief that, as soon as it is militarily possible, the U.S. Navy—perhaps with an international coalition—will be escorting vessels through.Frost:
And that came up just now in the Situation Room?Sec. Bessent:
Your words, not mine.Frost:
Are we days away from that?Sec. Bessent:
We’ve been planning for this. We’ve done scenario analysis for months, and for weeks leading into this.Frost:
But it’s a prospect in the coming days, then?Sec. Bessent:
It is a prospect as soon as we have complete control of the skies and continue degrading their capabilities. They have no Air Force. The Navy is sunk—literally and figuratively. The munitions factories and the rebuilding capabilities for the missiles are completely degraded. As soon as it is possible to ensure safe passage, we will do so.Trending: BOMBSHELL: Ilhan Omar is Not Somali Congresswoman’s Real Name – Every Form She’s Ever Filled Out Could Be “Called into Question,” Former Immigration Judge Says
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NOW – U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent says the Navy, possibly with an international coalition, will escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as militarily possible and that they have been planning for this for months leading up to the Iran war. pic.twitter.com/ICXhH9B56S
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) March 12, 2026
