Crooksandliars iconCrooksandliarsAug 15, 2026 ~1 min source read

Scott Bessent Reduced To Blaming Biden For Trump's Massive Economic Failures

Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's only response to the discomfort, fear, and outrage the country is feeling over Trump's brutal economic policies was to go back years and blame Pres. Republicans are faced with a very difficult midterm election cycle and still refuse to take any responsibility for what their policies have brought to the country.

Scott Bessent Reduced To Blaming Biden For Trump's Massive Economic Failures

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Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's only response to the discomfort, fear, and outrage the country is feeling over Trump's brutal economic policies was to go back years and blame Pres.

Republicans are faced with a very difficult midterm election cycle and still refuse to take any responsibility for what their policies have brought to the country.

The socialist movement that seems to be, in a way, taking over the Democrat party.

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Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's only response to the discomfort, fear, and outrage the country is feeling over Trump's brutal economic policies was to go back years and blame Pres. Republicans are faced with a very difficult midterm election cycle and still refuse to take any responsibility for what their policies have brought to the country. The socialist movement that seems to be, in a way, taking over the Democrat party.

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  • Or, like Howard Lutnick would vociferously claim the economic boom is right around the corner.
  • How do we get rid of that liability before we vote again here in November?
  • Usually, Bessent, like Kevin Hassett, would recite cherry-picked numbers to make it seem like the Trump economy is soaring.
  • Instead, after the Newsmax host laid out why more social programs, higher taxes on the rich, and a call for change is resonating with the country.

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Bessent sounded like a child crying over his missing Tonka truck that he already destroyed but didn't want his parents to know about.

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Cost of living is fueling a lot of this, as you know, in this country. I think it's kind of fueling what we're seeing here.

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