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[–] andyburke@fedia.io 21 points 2 weeks ago

Bessent wants 5 Dems to cross the aisle to... trade health care for funding tax cuts for the wealthy.... ?

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Treasury Secretary replacement in 5 ... 4 ...

[–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

He may as well have signed his resignation papers. Fascism always devours its own.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

So their new tactic is just to fling shit at the interviewer from the word go.

Well, if corporate news hadn’t played such an enormous role in fascism being practiced openly, I’d feel bad for them.

As it happens, I do not.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Scott Bessent isn't a Treasury Secretary so much as Treasury Hospice.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

dudes hair looks like he stole it from a morgue.