Why is Trump Economically Clueless? Meet Scott Bessent.

Jim Hightower's Radio Lowdown by Jim Hightower

Aug 20, 20262:10News & Politics

Wow, here’s some blockbuster economic news from Team Trump : The income gap between the rich and the rest of us is over ! How do we know this? Because Scott Bessent says so. Who’s he? Secretary of the Treasury – Trump’s...

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