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Bessent flips script on shouting Democrat: 'No wonder people are leaving' his blue state
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was shouted at during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing this week by a Chicago-area Democrat amid a heated exchange over the Trump economy. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., followed several other Democrats in condemning rising prices during the Iran conflict, while Bessent repeatedly pushed back on assertions about his policies by pointing to higher commodity prices during the Biden administration. At one point in the exchange, Bessent slammed Schneider's...
Bessent flips script on shouting Democrat: 'No wonder people are leaving' his blue state
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was shouted at during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing this week by a Chicago-area Democrat amid a heated exchange over the Trump economy. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., followed several other Democrats in condemning rising prices during the Iran conflict, while Bessent repeatedly pushed back on assertions about his policies by pointing to higher commodity prices during the Biden administration. At one point in the exchange, Bessent slammed Schneider's...
Bessent says he told Pulte ‘I’m going to kick your a**’ in infamous blow-up
Independent TV Showing now | News 00:42 Bessent says he told Pulte ‘I’m going to kick your a**’ in infamous blow-up Scott Bessent said that he told Bille Pulte that “I’m going to kick you a**” during a heated argument last year. Whilst testifying at the Senate Finance Committee on the president’s fiscal 2027 budget, Treasury Secretary Bessent was asked if he actually threatened to punch the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
Bessent says he is performing IRS commissioner duties amid Trump tax settlement scrutiny
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that he is "performing the duties" of Internal Revenue Service commissioner, even as he insisted he is not the agency's acting commissioner, during a heated Senate exchange over President Donald Trump settlement with the IRS. Bessent, who had been the acting IRS commissioner since August, took over the commissioner duties in a little-noticed move two and a half months ago, the agency said in a post on its website March 13. The IRS said...
Bessent sets record straight on Trump team dinner clash that nearly turned into a throwdown: ‘Kick his a--’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed his past clash with Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s newly tapped acting intelligence chief, after senators pressed him Wednesday over reports that he once threatened to punch him at a dinner party. "Did you actually tell Pulte you were going to punch them in the face," asked North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on Wednesday, referencing reports from 2025 that Bessent threatened Pulte during a dinner. "No sir, I actually said I was going...
Bessent sets record straight on Trump team dinner clash that nearly turned into a throwdown: ‘Kick his a--’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed his past clash with Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s newly tapped acting intelligence chief, after senators pressed him Wednesday over reports that he once threatened to punch him at a dinner party. "Did you actually tell Pulte you were going to punch them in the face," asked North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on Wednesday, referencing reports from 2025 that Bessent threatened Pulte during a dinner. "No sir, I actually said I was going...
Bessent spars with Dem in fiery Trump tax showdown until claim crosses the line: ‘Slanderous’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Rep. Linda Sánchez, D-Calif., traded barbs during a Thursday congressional hearing after she pressed him over a DOJ settlement requiring the IRS to end any existing tax audits of President Donald Trump, with Sánchez ultimately accusing him of overseeing the "most corrupt Treasury Department" in U.S. history. "I hope that you're proud of your performance today, Mr. Secretary," Sánchez told Bessent as he testified before the House Ways and Means Committee...
Bessent spars with Dem in fiery Trump tax showdown until claim crosses the line: ‘Slanderous’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Rep. Linda Sánchez, D-Calif., traded barbs during a Thursday congressional hearing after she pressed him over a DOJ settlement requiring the IRS to end any existing tax audits of President Donald Trump, with Sánchez ultimately accusing him of overseeing the "most corrupt Treasury Department" in U.S. history. "I hope that you're proud of your performance today, Mr. Secretary," Sánchez told Bessent as he testified before the House Ways and Means Committee...
The Latest: Scott Bessent testifies before the House on Treasury Department priorities
The Latest: Scott Bessent testifies before the House on Treasury Department priorities Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is back on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on the department’s priorities, one day after he refused to say whether President Donald Trump and his family would still get immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund that would have benefited the president’s allies - Bookmark Treasury...
Bessent flips script on Dem senator with reminder about his son's past ties to Epstein
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., suddenly found himself on the defensive at a budget hearing on Wednesday when, amid levying accusations of the Trump administration’s "corrupt" dealings, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent fired back by bringing Wyden's son's investments into the exchange."We would like to hear what Adam Wyden and Jeffrey Epstein talked about," Bessent said, referring to unearthed emails drawing a connection between the senator’s son and the disgraced financier. "Did your son and...