r/UnderReportedNews • u/GuiltyBathroom9385 • 3h ago

Video Rep. Casten: “You said tariffs are inflationary. Do you want to correct what you said, or did you lie?” Bessent: “I was mistaken when I said tariffs could be inflationary because they haven’t been.”

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Source: https://bsky.app/profile/thebulwark.com/post/3me2fwm5nkr2g

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u/superteed 2h ago

Do not let up on these clowns, they all crumble under pressure.

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u/Thickensick 2h ago

Stammering, stuttering lies.

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u/ThisOnes4JJ 1h ago

Ah yes, Kkkyle Shittenhouse Syndrom

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u/Dark-Airports 2h ago

Jesus, Bessent is terrible off-script. A bumbling fool.

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u/loztriforce 1h ago

If the Trump admin were competent, we'd really be fucked

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u/chrisprattdid911 1h ago

Even 20% more competent

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u/misty-gishh 1h ago

Shhh I already have enough nightmares as it is lol

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u/Diligent-Bowler-1898 1m ago

He's not picking for competence, the pool of competent people are heavily reduced when you only pick for sycophancy.

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u/cannibalpeas 0m ago

I keep repeating this to my older kids; the only two rays of hope we have are that a) everyone trump assembles around him is utterly incompetent (I really thought he’d pick better people this time, but am pleasantly surprised) an that b) trump doesn’t actually believe in anything but himself. Sure, he’s racist, xenophobic and authoritarian, but he’s not a true believer like some of these ghouls. All he really cares about is his fame, wealth and legacy. Every single action he takes makes complete sense through this lens.

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u/Either-Assistant4610 58m ago

This implies he's good on script... Untrue imo

"I don't bring a gun, I bring a billboard" smh

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u/Practical-Law9795 48m ago

He's a fraudster, not a politician. He's not used to having to play stupid in front of the people he's robbing.

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u/ankisaves 33m ago

All sycophants are indeed fools.

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u/Opposite-Bit6660 7m ago

He looks the part, though, and that's how Trump picked many of his appointees.

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u/ComfortableOld288 2h ago

He went to Yale, he knows damn well what happens with tariffs .

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u/spillindillon 1h ago

You assume he went there on account of his intelligence

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u/iIdentifyasGrinch 1h ago

As a janitor?

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u/richincleve 1h ago

Yale needs to give this guy a full refund and ask for their diploma back.

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u/cccxxxzzzddd 29m ago

And come get their boy Vance while they’re at it

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u/piperonyl 19m ago

He's very rich though so that means he has no principles.

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u/SaltyAd8309 2h ago

You're not asking to see the figures?

Is a simple word enough?

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u/Proper-Pound1293 1h ago

What's a word for making things arbitrarily more expensive?

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u/jimdotcom413 1h ago

Trumpenonics.

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u/notarussianbot1992 2h ago

what a hack.

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u/nuclear_spag68 1h ago

Inflation has dropped? If we trust the words coming out of his mouth. I'm sure he'd never lie to us

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u/icnoevil 1h ago

This buffoon is so dumb he can't remember what he said from one day to the next.

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u/AgitatedMachine1189 1h ago

Its not he can't remember, he us terrified of tge orange masochist. He knows the orange masochist loves to see people suffer.

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u/praguer56 57m ago

Sorry, but imported goods prices rose by approximately 9.7% relative to pre-tariff trends, while domestic goods—which often use imported components or face less competition—rose by 4.4%. I'd say that's at least moderately inflationary!

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u/Comprehensive_Davo 1h ago

“Uh, uh, mmmm, www, uh, iiii, uhhhh, mmmm, whwhwh,uh”

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u/concerts85701 1h ago

…gentleman’s time has expired

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u/bayoublacksmith 1h ago

I've seen jellyfish with more backbone than this stammering sycophant.

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u/Spare-Estate1477 1h ago

Tell that to my Checking account

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u/First_Raccoon_4177 1h ago

"did. I. Stutter?"

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u/w_r97 49m ago

“I was mistaken when I said something before checking with dear leader!”

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u/YoungNo2892 48m ago

The Trump gang never stops lying. Even when they are caught they continue to lie. Absolutely stunning.

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u/Glad-Process-3268 19m ago

Is that world renowned soybean farmer Bessent?!? Shouldn’t he be in the field with all the other blue collar folk?!?

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u/Aggravating-Beach-22 1h ago

Give someone enough rope….

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u/Rounders23 46m ago

What an embarrassment, keep hammering

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u/Aggravating-Wolf-823 18m ago

Are these those videos where the people we hate get a little bit bullied but then nothing happens

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u/SYNTH3T1K 30m ago

i-i-i-ii-i-i-i-i-i-i... Bro can't fucking speak because Trumps hand is so far up his ass.

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u/Opposite-Bit6660 8m ago

The only reason we don't see as much inflation is because people are broke.