"Mister Chairman, the answers have to be responsive if we are going to have a serious hearing."
"Don't be demeaning to me, alright?"
"Stop covering for the president! Stop being a flunky!"
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed repeatedly with Democratic lawmakers during a House Financial Services Committee hearing, trading insults and interruptions. Bessent called Rep. Sylvia Garcia "confused" during a question about undocumented immigrants and housing affordability, prompting her to respond sharply. Bessent mocked Rep. Stephen Lynch’s question about shuttered cryptocurrency investigations, replying that questions must be serious after Lynch urged responsive answers. Rep. Maxine Waters asked leaders to intervene amid the interruptions. Rep. Gregory Meeks accused Bessent of defending the president over Abu Dhabi investments in the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial crypto firm, using profanity.
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