Fox Host Calls BS on Trump Tariff Scheme to Treasury Chief’s Face: ‘Odd Way to Look at It’

Fox Host Grills Trump Treasury Sec. for Downplaying Recession Odds

A recession is all perspective, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.The economic adviser attempted to convince Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo Wednesday that business executives she spoke with weren’t actually worried about the future under Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plan, but rather had been lamenting about the past.“I spoke with one CEO over the weekend; he said we are already in a recession,” Bartiromo said. “So how do you deal w…

Fox Host Calls BS on Trump Tariff Scheme to Treasury Chief’s Face: ‘Odd Way to Look at It’

Fox Business Network host Larry Kudlow called BS on Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over the formula President Donald Trump used to come up with so-called “reciprocal tariffs.” The stock market dropped like a boulder as soon as the opening bell rang last Thursday morning after Trump announced his tariff program, which included an elaborate chart listing what Trump says the U.S. is being “charged” by other countries and a corresponding “Di…