Newsom Called Bessent 'Smug.' The Treasury Secretary Had No Issue Putting Him Back in His Place.

townhall.com ^ | 1/21/2026 | Amy Curtis

[rktman]

"Governor Newsom, who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken, may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris. He's here this week with his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros, and Davos is a perfect place for a man who, when everyone else is on lockdown, when he was having people arrested for going to church," Bessent said. "Shame on him. He is too smug, too self-absorbed, and too economically illiterate to know anything."

He also told Lawrence, "Let me know if you need any further clarification."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: boom; noisome

[rktman]

Oh, is grabem's homophobia rearing it's head?

[Ann Archy]

PURE PROJECTION !

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

” Let me know if you need any further clarification “
Bessent needs to keep this as a ‘sign-off’.
Just like Trump’s “Thank you for your attention in this matter.”

[Celtic Conservative]

Ow.

CC

[Texas Eagle]

Navin "I was born a poor black child" Newscum doesn't even know where 39 billion dollars in unemployment and homeless funds went.

And he has done absolutely nothing to make it easier for people to rebuild in LA.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

This is Sparkle Beach Ken. LOL.

[griswold3]

I do appreciate Bessent.

[Steely Tom]

Did he do a little dance, wiggling his shoulders ?

[decal]

Not only is it going to hurt, it’s going to stick.

He won’t be referred to as anything else.

[No name given]

And Newscum wants to be president?! He belongs in prison!

[rktman]

Hmmmm? He did mention knee pads. More projection?

[A_perfect_lady]

a man who, when everyone else is on lockdown, when he was having people arrested for going to church,"

Where is the rest of that sentence?

[paulcissa]

“Sparkly bracelet for you!” LOL

[SaveFerris]

(Sparkle Beach Ken)

How insulting. COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY.

Sparkle Beach Ken would do a MUCH BETTER JOB
than Gavin Newsom.

Sparkle Beach Ken is also a lot more intelligent 🧠
than gay-bouncing-shoulders Gavin Newsom.

[griswold3]

From the Barbie Movie, played by Ryan Gosling. Best Newsome Branding evah!

[griswold3]

left out French Laundry restaurant visit in Napa Valley, i guess

[dfwgator]

Newsom always reminds me of "Squeak" from BASEketball

[griswold3]

The left is referring to Bessent as a ‘Trump Goon’. lol

[Mariner]

“”Governor Newsom, who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken, may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris.”

That’s a WORLD CLASS cut right there.

wow

[Texas Eagle]

Sparkle Beach Ken!!!!