Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent battled it out with Democratic Rep. Linda Sanchez of California during a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee Thursday. Sanchez accused Bessent of being complicit with what she called corruption of the Trump administration when they entered a shouting match at the end of her co
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent battled it out with Democratic Rep. Linda Sanchez of California during a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee Thursday. Sanchez accused Bessent of being complicit with what she called corruption of the Trump administration when they entered a shouting match at the end of her co
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent battled it out with Democratic Rep. Linda Sanchez of California during a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee Thursday. Judy Chu (D-CA) set out to torch Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over inflation and President Donald Trump’s military action against Iran during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Thursday.
Instead, she walked straight into an embarrassing trap unable to answer a basic question about American history.
Conservative Review reported the story as "Scott Bessent BEATS DOWN Democrat over IRS audit immunity: 'Short on facts, long on hot air!'."
2 sources have covered this story, including Conservative Review and The Daily Wire. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 days ago.
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