Senator holds Scott Bessent's feet to fire in hearing: 'I don’t know if you can hear me?'

Senator holds Scott Bessent's feet to fire in hearing: 'I don’t know if you can hear me?'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) had a fiery response to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Thursday on Capitol Hill. Bessent was testifying before the Senate Banking Committee on the U.S. economy under President Donald Trump and his economic policy agenda. "Last week, Trump said 'we have the groceries going down.' Did grocery prices drop in 2025?" Warren asked Bessent. "Numerous prices have," Bessent said. "Did grocery prices drop in 2025?" Warren as…

Elizabeth Warren Eviscerates Scott Bessent: 'I Don't Know If You Can't Hear Me?'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren refused to let Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent lie about the state of the US economy and pounded him into the ground with the efficiency of a nail gun in plywood as he tried to do so. The Senator from Massachusetts started her questioning by asking Bessent if he believed Trump when he claimed the affordability crisis was a hoax, a scam, and a con job. "Is affordability a hoax, a scam, or a con job?" Bessent tried to …