This Might Be Scott Bessent’s Dumbest Take Yet... And That’s Saying Something

17/11/2025 3 min
This Might Be Scott Bessent’s Dumbest Take Yet... And That’s Saying Something

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LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured  Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hit Maria Bartiromo’s show and delivered maybe the most ridiculous excuse yet for high beef prices:In this episode:The bizarre, fact-free claim Bessent made on live televisionWhy this isn’t “spin,” it’s pure improv — and terrible economic messagingHow Maria Bartiromo clearly knew it was nonsense… and still let it slideWhy voters deserve serious answers on inflation, not Oregon Trail fan fictionThe growing clown-show problem inside Trump’s economic teamIf this is the level of competence running the messaging shop… no wonder Americans feel gaslit.

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