Tag: Treasury Secretary

Supreme Court Appears Inclined To Let Lisa Cook Keep Her Job

Source: KEN CEDENO / Getty Another day, another misguided legal effort by the Trump administration that appears to be failing. President Donald Trump turned many heads when he attempted to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over unsubstantiated claims of mortgage fraud last fall. After several lower courts ruled in Cook’s favor, Trump turned to […]

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Second Pension Fund Dumps U.S. Treasury Holdings as Trump Spirals

Forcing the issue, however, could irreversibly damage America’s relations with some of its most significant allies. Over the long weekend, Trump announced a new wave of retaliatory tariffs against European countries that oppose his Greenland takeover, cautioning NATO allies against participation in a joint military exercise on the island. Late into Monday evening, Trump continued […]

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Trump Threatens to Fire His Treasury Secretary Over … Immigration?

“I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks—Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results,” Trump wrote. “I do these Tests because […]

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Treasury Sec Blames Liberal Media for Affordability Crisis

“When can we see that video? When will you release it?” Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson asked Hegseth at the Reagan National Defense Forum. Hegseth was noncommittal. “We’re reviewing it, right now, to make sure, sources, methods—I mean, it’s an ongoing operation—TTPs [tactics, techniques, and procedures]. We’ve got operators out there doing this right now. […]

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Trump Treasury Secretary Compares Tariffs to … Weighing Your Arm?

When Reuters journalists asked about the department, which set out to reduce government spending but fell short on its promises while creating chaos in the federal workforce, the Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor said, “That doesn’t exist.” DOGE is no longer a “centralized entity,” he added. The Trump administration has been signaling the […]

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“How Much Does Your Arm Weigh?“: WTF Is Scott Bessent Talking About?

Trump has already sent aircraft carriers to the Caribbean Sea, part of a deployment of dozens of warships, as well as 15,000 troops, to the region. The administration has been bombing boats in the waters around central America, north of Venezuela, which the government claims are transporting drugs to the U.S., with very weak legal […]

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Treasury Sec Flails When Asked If Trump’s Foreign Investments Are Real

One counterprotester decided that Lang needed to be taught a lesson, and, while pretending to march next to him, suddenly turned and punched a smiling Lang in the face. Lang tried to shrug it off, telling a throng of cameras, “I was punched harder by Capitol police officer ladies,” while the puncher ran away across […]

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Trump Treasury Sec Admits They’re Trying to Swing a Foreign Election

“In the wake of this horrible storm, many Americans in this region felt helpless and abandoned, and left behind by their government,” Trump said last October. “And yet in North Carolina’s hour of desperation, the American people answer the call much more so than your federal government.” Trump, still a presidential candidate, managed to raise […]

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Trump Treasury Sec Lets Slip They’re Trying to Swing Foreign Election

“In the wake of this horrible storm, many Americans in this region felt helpless and abandoned, and left behind by their government,” Trump said last October. “And yet in North Carolina’s hour of desperation, the American people answer the call much more so than your federal government.” Trump, still a presidential candidate, managed to raise […]

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Treasury Secretary Made Same Mortgage Claims Trump Tried To Fire Lisa Cook Over

Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty Last month, President Donald Trump tried to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has publicly supported the move, which is kind of funny, considering that documents reveal he once made similar claims to the ones they are trying to get Cook […]

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Trump Treasury Secretary Reveals Administration’s Unhinged Budget Math

President Donald Trump’s efforts to coax wary House Republicans off the fence to support his “big, beautiful bill” have seemingly succeeded, as GOP leaders say the president’s centerpiece legislation will likely pass by Friday. Trump pulled out all the stops to achieve this outcome, including turning to what he does best, or at least most […]

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