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Scott Bessent Mocked by Left for Saying He Feels the ‘Pain’ of Soybean Farmers Because He is One: ‘Net Worth is Over $500 Million’
Liberals are taking to social media to call out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for claiming he feels the "pain" of soybean farmers because he's one of them.
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“I’ve felt pain too”: Bessent claims to be a soybean farmer while defending Trump trade war
According to his financial disclosure, Bessent owns farmland in North Dakota that he leases to farmers for up to $1 million per year. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet on Thursday to discuss trade. Bessent indicated that he had laid the groundwork for a return to the status quo for soybean farmers,
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said service members will miss paychecks by Nov. 15 if the government shutdown stretches on.
Scott Bessent said Ontario's anti-tariff ad, featuring quotes from Ronald Reagan, was "propaganda" aimed at swaying public opinion.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the complete demolition of the White House East Wing, claiming that historic property may be a serious health risk. “I think this was a judgement call on the president. The president is a master builder,” Bessent told NBC’s Meet the Press from Malaysia, where Donald Trump is attending a diplomatic summit.
Scott Bessent was confronted, Sunday, about the idea that President Donald Trump increased tariffs on Canada because of a TV ad he didn't like.