There isn’t a single industry that Donald Trump hasn’t influenced with his unpredictable choices. From federal employees to those depending on government assistance for food, soybean farmers to cattle ranchers, Trump’s behaviour has impacted everyone. Yet, he refuses to acknowledge this, and so do his loyal supporters.
United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, who has shown his unrelenting support for Donald Trump in the past, is maintaining a similar position during his conversation with NBC host Kristen Welker about the rising inflation under the leadership of the current President of the United States. When pressed about the soaring inflation rates that reached 3 per cent and the significant price hikes of various goods like coffee, beef, and bacon, Bessent resorted to the usual Republican strategies of deflection and lies to mask Trump’s shortcomings.
Bessent did not provide a solid explanation for the rising prices and instead claimed that inflation under Biden was worse and that Trump had managed to lower it, despite evidence that proves the contrary. He also accused Welker of failing to acknowledge the positive aspects of the Trump administration, telling her that she tends to “cherry-pick” information, which he found “unfortunate” since he likes her.
Viewers who came across clips of the awkward yet unsurprising exchange between Bessent and Welker on social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter), expressed strong reactions to his remarks.
One individual, pointing out the negligence in his statements, commented:
“Just ignore beef, poultry, coffee, pork, eggs, fish, cereal, dairy, fruit and vegetables. If you pretend those things don’t exist we’re doing great.”
Another individual also took note of Bessent’s comments and highlighted that he was avoiding answering the question. They wrote:
“Cherrypick,” he says?! Most Americans aren’t buying soybeans and crude oil on their weekly shop. Coffee, beef, bacon, those are everyday essentials. Sounds less like cherrypicking and more like avoiding the question.”
Scott Bessent’s comments on Donald Trump are not surprising. Using lies to hide poor decision-making is an old tactic in the Republican rulebook.
Have a tip we should know? [email protected]
