Bessent rips Wall Street Journal after report on ‘tension, turnover’
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday went after The Wall Street Journal for a report about strife within his department. “Look, The Wall Street Journal is a shadow of its former self, and I think it’s a disgrace for you to say that they’re like TMZ. TMZ does a good job of what they do,”…
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A new Wall Street Journal reveals how often the treasury secretary has meltdowns.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday went after The Wall Street Journal for a report about strife within his department. “Look, The Wall Street Journal is a shadow of its former self, and I think it’s a disgrace for you to say that they’re like TMZ. TMZ does a good job of what they do,”…
Too bad the Ultimate Fighting Championship stage has been taken down from the White House lawn, because if it were still there, it’d provide a venue for what is emerging as one of the bitterest and most consequential political and economic fights in the run-up to the midterm elections: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
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A new Wall Street Journal reveals how often the treasury secretary has meltdowns.
- Bessent rips Wall Street Journal after report on ‘tension, turnover’ (opens The Hill in a new tab)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday went after The Wall Street Journal for a report about strife within his department. “Look, The Wall Street Journal is a shadow of its former self, and I think it’s a disgrace for you to say that they’re like TMZ. TMZ does a good job of what they do,”…
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Too bad the Ultimate Fighting Championship stage has been taken down from the White House lawn, because if it were still there, it’d provide a venue for what is emerging as one of the bitterest and most consequential political and economic fights in the run-up to the midterm elections: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
