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Watch Congressman ridicule a bumbling Treasury Secretary unable to tell the truth about tariffs. [1]
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Date: 2025-05-09
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) exposed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the Trump sycophant he is, refusing to acknowledge that Americans pay Trump’s tariffs to pay for tax cuts for rich people.
Treasury Secretary unable to tell the truth.
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During a House hearing, Representative Mark Pocan repeatedly asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, “Who pays the tariffs?” Bessent’s evasive, rambling replies exposed the administration’s refusal to admit that U.S. consumers and businesses shoulder Trump’s tariff burden, underscoring how the policy siphons money from working families to fund tax breaks for the wealthy.
Pocan pressed Bessent five times, highlighting the Secretary’s inability—or unwillingness—to state the obvious.
Basic economics shows importers pay at the port and swiftly pass costs on to consumers through higher prices.
Bessent’s equivocation revealed the loyalty test that compels Trump officials to bury inconvenient truths.
Tariff revenues backfill deficits created by Republican tax cuts, effectively taxing the many to enrich the few.
Small businesses, rural hospitals, and low‑income households absorb the steepest price hikes, widening inequality.
The exchange exposes a governing philosophy that protects billionaires while extracting hidden taxes from everyday Americans. Progressives must continue spotlighting this shell game, build public pressure to repeal regressive tariffs, and replace them with fair taxation that invests in workers, small towns, and a just green economy for all.
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