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Democratic Sen. Jack Reed called the treasury secretary's behavior "childish."
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Waters slams Bessent in fiery exchange: 'Can you shut him up?'
Waters claimed Trump's economic policies, including the tariffs, were causing inflation and that immigration enforcement was tanking housing affordability.
In 2024 Bessent wrote: “Tariffs are inflationary and would strengthen the dollar.” He denied this before the House Financial Services Committee.
Scott Bessent claimed he never wrote a letter warning investors about the impact of tariffs. Well, here’s the proof.