Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent came out firing at Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, offering a cheeky response when asked about a widely reported altercation with a fellow member of the Trump administration.
Bessent started his appearance before the panel by slamming Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the committee’s ranking member, over family ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
“Senator Wyden has mendaciously slandered the Treasury building in an attempt to cover up his son having an investment meeting with Jeffrey Epstein to ask for funding,” Bessent charged in his opening statement, referring to an April 2016 gathering that Adam Wyden attended at the convicted sex offender’s Manhattan mansion at which he sought investment backing for his hedge fund, ACM Capital Management.
“Jeffrey, I wanted to thank you for taking the time to meet with me. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and hope my passion and dedication for my business came through in the meeting,” Adam wrote on April 28, 2016. “I intensely appreciate like minded individuals and would very much look forward to having you join us at the fund.”
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)01:37:20
Ron Wyden, who is investigating Epstein’s finances and has claimed he doesn’t talk to his children about their businesses, brushed aside Bessent’s charge, saying: “Let’s be clear here, nobody is interested in the rambling of a capo in the most corrupt regime in American history. We want to get some facts about this deal, that’s what we’re here for.”
“We would like to hear what Adam Wyden and Jeffrey Epstein talked about,” Bessent replied. “Did your son and Jeffrey Epstein talk about pole dancing as he begged him for money?”
The exchange was one of many spiky moments in Bessent’s testimony, including when Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) asked the Treasury secretary about a report that he threatened to punch federal housing agency boss Bill Pulte “in the f–king face” at a private dinner with Trump officials.
“No, sir,” Bessent replied. “I actually said I was going to kick his ass.”
The secretary went on to downplay the argument, saying it happened “last summer” and that “many teams have fights in the locker room and then go out and win for the team.”
Bessent added that he called Pulte Tuesday to congratulate him after he was appointed acting director of national intelligence, and he looked forward to working with Pulte on Iran and other issues.
The treasury secretary also held his own when Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pushed him about President Trump’s stock trades.
Accounts tied Trump executed thousands of transactions in 2026, worth more than $220 million in volume, according to the president’s financial disclosure reports.
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)01:38:20
Pointing out to Bessent the two of them agree “that it is a conflict of interest for members of Congress to trade stocks,” Warren asked: “Do you also agree that it’s a conflict of interest for President Trump to trade stocks?”
Bessent brushed off the question, telling Warren “President Trump is not sitting in the Oval Office engaging in a high-frequency training strategy. Clearly he had an outside manager who was doing that.”
A spokesperson for the Trump Organization has said a third party manages the president’s accounts, as is common for elected officials to do in order to avoid any appearance of conflict.
Bessent then fired his own shot at Warren, suggesting Congress “get their house in order before you move to the administration.”
“How about we get the White House in order at the same time?,” Warren said before continuing her line of questioning.
“Please lead by example,” Bessent insisted, to which Warren shot back: “I would like to see the President lead by example.”
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)01:46:58
>>1518266(OP) It's amazing how stupid Democrats know their voters to be. Wyden's son is paling around with Epstein probably snorting coke off of Hunter Biden's penis while "investigating Epstein's finances". Interesting choices Epstesin-crats. They're so insufferable that even faggots can't stand them now.
>>1518266(OP) Jesus the NYpost isn't even trying to hide that it's become a mouthpiece for he corrupt administration. How are there still boomers who believe what they print?
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)06:14:04
>>1518272 this is a great story for the esl shill if they really commit to boot licking, they too can be a moderately paid tool sacrificed on the public alter to protect billionaire pedophiles
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)08:01:54
>>1518287 Like Wyden (D) who is "investigating" Epstein, a man whose son was trying to open a "Cabaret" with his money? Interesting choice of "investigators". Dems will protect anyone with a (D) by their name, if if they get cucked by a literal faggot or have ties to Epstein.
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)08:56:19
>>1518267 >The treasury secretary also held his own when Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pushed him about President Trump’s stock trades. No he didn't. She destroyed his credibility and exposed him as one of the worst enablers of Trump's corruption. >“Please lead by example,” Bessent insisted, to which Warren shot back: “I would like to see the President lead by example.” lmao
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)09:05:53
>>1518301 Yeah. >N-no U Classic Cherokee assault tactics. Warren literally scored a critical hit with the big womp'em.
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)15:02:38
>>1518266(OP) Do miggers just not know Scott Bessent was George Soros's top lieutenant for over 20 years, or has their programming been updated to not care about George Soros anymore? Even though he was Lucifer in the flesh to them for years? I get that they never cared that Soros gave Trump 125 million dollars to build Trump Tower Chicago, but Trump himself has always been exempt from any belief systems they squeal about so that's different.
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)16:08:01
>>1518315 MAGA has been hijacked by zionists, they don't care.
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)16:22:04
>>1518321 >hijacked That implies Israel took over by force. MAGA was told to bend over, and they all willingly and eagerly spread their cheeks
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)18:15:20
>>1518322 >That implies Israel took over by force. During his first term Trump was decried as an antisemite because he was anti-war.
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)18:58:34
>>1518342 >Trump was decried as an antisemite So? MAGA are full of those sorts of contradictions Rabidly anti-semetic but love submitting to Israel Rabidly racist but single handedly funding the BBC and white sissy cuck movement
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Guy Fucking Sheriff Charlie Sim's Wife06/05/26(Fri)19:12:44
>>1518342 Republicans venomously oppose gay marriage and have grindr orgies at the RNC, the fuck is your point? A double-talking psychopath gave conflicting statements for the millionth time? How fucking shocking.
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)21:02:52
>>1518346 Maybe you're just insane and projecting your mental illness. Perhaps some time on your meds would help?
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)23:15:33
>>1518353 if only there was a pill that cured maga
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Anonymous06/06/26(Sat)01:19:33
>>1518364 We need one that cures homosexuality. That would eliminate 90% of mentally ill politics.
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Anonymous06/06/26(Sat)10:02:37
>>1518368 No, because even if they weren't self-hating closet cases, miggers would still be stupid and violent.