Scott Bessent calls out 'terrible framing' during clash with NBC News host on Iranian oil

Scott Bessent accused NBC's Kristen Welker of "terrible framing" during an exchange about Iranian oil on Sunday, as the host ...

Stammering Bessent Confronted On-Air Over Childish Oil Claim

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent flipped between outraged, celebratory, and at a loss for words as he fought to ...

Scott Bessent rules out tax hikes to fund Iran war as costs climb: 'Why would we...'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed raising taxes to fund the U.S. military campaign in Iran as "not at all" under ...

'Terrible Framing': Scott Bessent Explodes on Live TV Over Iran Oil Question | Watch Video

The US Treasury Secretary argued that Iranian oil was already being sold to China at discounted rates. Bessent described the ...

Bessent: "We Are Jiu Jitsuing The Iranians, We Are Using Their Own Oil Against Them"

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday that the temporary lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil ...
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WATCH: Scott Bessent Gives Baffling Canned Defense of Trump’s Jaw-Dropping Mueller Epitaph When Grilled By NBC’s Welker

Bessent repeatedly delivered a baffling, canned defense of President Trump celebrating the death of Robert Mueller in a wild ...

Bessent’s Longshot Deficit Goal Undercut by War and Tariff News

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regularly says his motivation to get “out from behind my desk” and enter public service was ...
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Smarmy Scott Bessent Mansplains Kristen Welker: Shut Up And 'Listen To Me!'

On Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker was not buying the propaganda Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was mansplaining to her on why the US was lifting sanctions on Iranian oil purchases, so he ...