As The Gateway Pundit reported, Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, appeared earlier than the Senate Finance Committee at this time for his affirmation listening to.
Bessent, a hedge fund supervisor, and Key Sq. Group founder has calmly swatted down Democrat haters once they have requested him gotcha questions and made laughably unfaithful remarks all through his testimony. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) realized this the hard approach earlier at this time.
Shortly thereafter, it was Senator Bernie Sanders’ (Socialist-VT) flip to expertise Bessent’s calm confidence and mind. The Vermont senator determined to middle his questions round Biden’s disgusting remarks final evening throughout his farewell handle relating to an American oligarchy supposedly forming.
The Gateway Pundit beforehand reported Biden lashed out at Trump, Elon Musk, Ramaswamy, and different billionaires final night ‘warning’ America final evening that america was headed towards an oligarchy.
“Right this moment, an oligarchy is taking form in America of maximum wealth, energy, and affect that actually threatens our complete democracy, our fundamental rights and freedoms, and a good shot for everybody to get forward,” Biden whined.
Sanders introduced up Biden’s asinine remarks and claimed Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Zuckerberg have been too rich and highly effective. He then tried to get Bessent to associate with his view on the matter.
Bessent responded by rapidly defending the American capitalist system, which enabled these people to attain greatness. This clearly didn’t please Sanders.
BERNIE SANDERS: “Are Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg too rich and highly effective? Do you agree with President Biden about an oligarchy?”
SCOTT BESSENT: “These three billionaires all made their cash themselves. Mr. Musk got here to the nation as an immigrant. Jeff Bezos…”… pic.twitter.com/rtgwiR0aQH
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However the socialist senator had yet one more gotcha query up his sleeve. Sanders then requested whether or not the wealth and affect of those few highly effective individuals represent an oligarchy in America, which he supposedly views as an issue.
But when Sanders hoped to lastly get Bessent to embrace Marxism and break from President Trump, he was severely mistaken.
Bessent noticed via Sanders’ trick and calmly obliterated him with one brutal reminder: This month, Biden gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 2 individuals who would very a lot qualify as oligarchs below his definition. Certainly one of these individuals was George Soros.
In different phrases, Biden and Sanders are simply filled with rubbish in terms of rich people in America.
WATCH:
Scott Bessent Simply OWNED Bernie Sanders.
Sanders: “What Biden stated final evening is we’re shifting in the direction of an oligarchy….”
Bessent: “President Biden gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 2 individuals who…would qualify for his oligarchs.” pic.twitter.com/YRWcRgwPQd
— DC Shorts (@theDCshorts) January 16, 2025
SANDERS: What Biden stated final evening is we’re shifting towards an oligarchy…Overlook how they made their cash. Do you assume that when so few individuals have a lot wealth and financial and political energy that that’s an oligarchy that varieties a society?
BESSENT: I might word that President Biden gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 2 individuals who would qualify for his oligarchs.
