During his confirmation hearing on Thursday, Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent responded to independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders by highlighting that President Joe Biden had awarded high honors to wealthy individuals. 


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Trump's treasury nominee turns tables on Sanders in testy exchange about Biden's 'oligarchy' comments

It turns out that when President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders call out “oligarchs” in the tech industry, they’re only talking about people they don’t like, not oligarchy as […] The post Bernie Sanders Gets Agitated When Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent Dismantles His 'Oligarchs' Question appeared first on The Western Journal.

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Bernie Sanders Gets Agitated When Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent Dismantles His 'Oligarchs' Question

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump's nominee to lead the Treasury Department, sparred with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., over whether the U.S. is heading toward an oligarchy. On Wednesday, President Biden said in his farewell address that "an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights, freedoms and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead."In response, …

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Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent turned the tables on independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at his Thursday confirmation hearing by pointing out that President Joe Biden awarded “oligarchs” with the highest honor.



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by Nicole Silverio   Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent turned the tables on independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at his Thursday confirmation hearing by pointing out that President Joe Biden awarded “oligarchs” with the highest honor. Sanders cited President Joe Biden’s statement made in his Wednesday farewell address that “an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence,” and questioned the nominee on wh…

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) tried his hand at a “gotcha” question with one of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees on Friday, only to see it blow up in his face. Pontificating from his chair on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Sanders railed against a “small number of multi-billionaires who have enormous economic, media, and political power” before asking Treasury nominee Scott Bessent if he agrees with President Joe Biden’s assertio…

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Bernie Sanders Tries 'Gotcha' Question In Confirmation Hearing, Immediately Regrets It

Scott Bessent obliterated Sanders with a single devastating remark.

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The left is the party of the rich and for the rich, as they do everything in their power to make the average American worse off. And while they all supported policies that created some of the worst inflation in modern American history, they could not even pretend to care how much they destroyed the middle class. So not only is it disingenuous when people like Bernie Sanders pretend to despise the rich, especially considering he got rich only aft…

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Bernie Sanders tries playing the "oligarchy" card with Trump's Treasury Secretary, gets hit with a reality check

Vermont Democratic-Socalist Sen. Bernie Sanders got into a rather ugly back-and-forth with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary. And the war of words left Sanders livid. I mean like really, really mad. The reason? During the exchange, the nominee completely obliterated the false definition of “oligarchy” that the Vermont senator has been clinging to for a long time. It all started from Biden’s farewell address delivered …

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Bernie Sanders IRATE After Trump Treasury Nominee Destroys 'Oligarchs' Question

It turns out that when President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders call out “oligarchs” in the tech industry, they’re only talking about people they don’t like, not oligarchy as a whole. Sanders discovered the difference after an ugly exchange with President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee. In case you missed Biden’s farewell address to […] The post Bernie Sanders Gets Agitated When Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent Dismantles His ‘…

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Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent Challenges Sen. Bernie Sanders Over Biden's Honors for Wealthy Individuals

Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent Challenges Sen. Bernie Sanders Over Biden's Honors for Wealthy Individuals

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