Posted on 02/05/2026 1:28:08 PM PST by Morgana
Scott Bessent left Democrats fuming on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as he refused to bend to their furious yelling, including requests for him to 'shut up' and repeated direct attacks on his work.
Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary went toe to toe with California Democrat Maxine Waters over the President's tariffs at a House Financial Services Committee hearing.
Waters, in an astonishing outburst as Bessent attempted to answer her, asked the committee chair: 'Can you shut him up?'
Bessent fired back a withering response: 'Can you maintain some level of dignity?'
Congressman Greg Meeks, another Democrat on the committee, pressed Bessent on the President's business dealings, including a $500 million stake in Trump's cryptocurrency firm that was sold to a member of the Emirati royal family.
When Bessent pushed back by asking Meeks about his own trips to Venezuela, the Congressman yelled at him: 'Stop covering for the President.
'Don't be a flunky. Work for the American people. Work for the American people. Don't be a cover-up for a mob.'
Bessent later mocked a question from Representative Stephen Lynch, D-Mass, about shuttered investigations into cryptocurrency firms. Lynch expressed frustration with Bessent's interruptions, saying, 'Mister Chairman, the answers have to be responsive if we are going to have a serious hearing.'
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So glad President Trump appointed him.
All children in this country should be required to watch 30 minutes of C-SPAN coverage of US House and Senate activity each week so they can see for themselves how our government works, and then have a review session so the teachers can explain what the difference is between what the kids hear in school from the teachers and what they see on live TV.
Byron Donalds.
From a comment at the above link...
“A chupacabra in a wig”
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Boy, you’re not kidding!
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