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Bessent Mocks Robert Reich, Saying the Diminutive Former Labor Secretary Has ‘Come Up Short’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked Robert Reich on Wednesday, accusing the former labor secretary of obscuring evidence that lower-income Americans are gaining ground in the Trump economy.

Bessent Mocks Robert Reich, Saying the Diminutive Former Labor Secretary Has ‘Come Up Short’

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked Robert Reich on Wednesday, accusing the former labor secretary of obscuring evidence that lower-income Americans are gaining ground in the Trump economy.

"Once again, the professor has come up short," Bessent wrote on X, an

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked Robert Reich on Wednesday, accusing the former labor secretary of obscuring evidence that lower-income Americans are gaining ground in the Trump economy. "Once again, the professor has come up short," Bessent wrote on X, an

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"Once again, the professor has come up short," Bessent wrote on X, an

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