Citadel's founder and CEO Kenneth Griffin said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration needs to be careful about potential damage to the creditworthiness of U.S. Treasuries. "We put that brand at risk,

"The strength, the credit worthiness of U.S. Treasurys, no brand came close. We put that brand at risk," Griffin said.

Later at the same conference, Stephen Miran, chief economic advisor to President Trump, pushed back on Griffin’s remarks, saying he disagrees with the assertion that the administration’s tariff policy is damaging the American brand. He encouraged investors to look beyond the short-term negative impact created by tariffs.