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Bessent Engages in Heated Exchange With Democrats During Hearing
- On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faced rigorous questioning from Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Nydia Velazquez, while testifying before the congressional panel overseeing financial services.
- The hearing arose amid disputes over tariff negotiations with key trading partners, DOGE staff access to Treasury data, and failures in the government's payment system, highlighting ongoing controversies in economic policy and transparency.
- Bessent defended moderation in tariff talks contrasting Navarro's aggressive stance, confirmed that some Treasury employees labeled as DOGE aides had only read-only access, and revealed that over one-third of Treasury payments lacked proper account symbols.
- Rep. Maxine Waters called the trade war 'the dumbest trade war in history' and accused Bessent of allowing strangers access to sensitive data, but Bessent disputed these claims, asserting all were Treasury employees with limited access.
- The hearing underscored tensions around Treasury oversight and economic strategy, with upcoming China tariff negotiations scheduled for Saturday and persistent concerns about internal security and accountability.
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Leftist Congressman Has Screaming Meltdown In Congress After Scott Bessant Hilariously Trolls Him, Biden - The American Tribune.com
Things got very entertaining during Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s appearance before the House Financial Services Committee when he sent Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) into a spiralling meltdown by cracking a joke at former President Joe Biden’s expense. The incident occurred in the same hearing in which Bessent joked with Rep. Maxine Waters about a New Year’s Eve party that they both attended. For reference, Secretary Bessent, during the House F…
ThePatriotLight - Dem Reps Questioning Scott Bessent Show 'the Absolute Stupidity Trump's Cabinet Has to Deal With' – Twitchy
ThePatriotLight - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before a House committee today, and some of the Democrats again served as living breathing testaments to the need for term limits. We'll kick off three separate videos with one Democrat Rep who literally made Bessent laugh, and not in a "ha ha funny" kind of way either. It was more of a "if these kinds of people are in Congress we might be doomed" kind of chuckle. Watch: This is the a…
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Denver GazetteMaxine Waters doesn’t recall dancing the Electric Slide with Bessent in Bahamas
In a Wednesday House congressional hearing that was as tense as it was theatrical, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent found himself at the center of a sharp grilling from Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and other Democrats over economic policy, transparency, and…
U.S. Rep. Pocan: Joins Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss tariffs and Secretary Bessent hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss his line of questioning of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at a House Appropriations Committee hearing and the Secretary’s inability to craft a coherent response when asked a simple...
'Cracked me up': Social media erupts after Dem makes fun of Trump official during hearing
A hearing in the House Financial Services Committee broke into laughter before the committee's top Democrat began questioning a member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet.The conservative Washington Times reported that committee ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) was about to begin her questioning of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent before he brought up their awkward first encounter."This is the first time we've met, is that correct?" …
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