Weird incident with the Treasury Secretary

[SamuelTheThird]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/scott-bessent-trump-situation-room-sky-news-b2938018.html

Bessent was being asked a question by Wilfred Frost of Sky News in the UK when an off-camera voice called for the treasury secretary.

“The president wants you right away,” the voice said.

[he left and returned 2 hours later]

“How’s the president? Is he stressed?” Frost continued.

Bessent began stuttering while answering Frost’s question.

“Uh, no, the president is in great spirits,” Bessent began. “The Iranian mission is proceeding well ahead of schedule and I have to tell you, well, that I have a teenage…teenager who is considering military service.”

Praising both President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Bessent added, “I would trust my child’s life in their hands.

[Captain Zero]

1. Bessent must not like his kid.

[SamuelTheThird]

2. He was shaken up

[Irish_Dem]

11. What might have happened?

What kind of thing would rattle this guy?

[Ruby the Liberal]

30. Anything threatening his wallet

[Irish_Dem]

32. Exactly.

Or Iranian death threats to him or Washington DC.

[Ruby the Liberal]

33. That was my initial reaction to seeing

that Pam Bondi and a slew of others have moved into 'free' (to them) military housing. I may be off - as those locations may be higher targets. Its possible these moves were all about the grift of taxpayer $$, but the thought is stuck in my brain.

[Irish_Dem]

34. Yes grifting and free security.

They are so hated by the world now they are at risk.

[EarthAbides]

3. What did Bessent learn?

I saw that interview!

Bessent was whiter than a ghost when he came back to the interview and no one is talking about it!

I think Bessent learned something really bad in that situation room meeting.

[SamuelTheThird]

4. Maybe ground troops, given what he said

[Irish_Dem]

12. Had to be worse than that.

None of them care about dead US troops.

[SamuelTheThird]

14. Hmm you do have a point

Maybe they said using a nuke is on the table

[Irish_Dem]

15. They don't care about anything unless it impacts them personally.

Maybe threats against them or DC.

[MustLoveBeagles]

22. Dead troops are only useful for propaganda

[Irish_Dem]

29. Trump does love the power of life and death.

And he loves people dying for him.

So he will get off on that.

[haele]

6. Pirate Petey Kegsbreath is rumored to have used the words "No Quarter"

Which is not only one of many war crimes in a civilized world, but means lots and lots of American kids in body bags.

Ignorant assed troglodyte. "Me live in a He-Man Rambo Movie Reality...rat-tat-tat-tat-tat...."

[Attilatheblond]

9. Seems the Trump Criminal Enterprise Regime has added to their list of methods to surpress voting.

Killing off young voters with this ill-conceived/poorly executed war is not going well.

[Walleye]

10. I was watching when he said that, it was jarring. I can't believe there's no consequences for that.

Our troops are young impressionable, gonna pick up on this, I’m afraid

[SSJVegeta]

5. His words said "I trust my childs life in trumps hands"

It seems his body language told a completely different story.

[calimary]

20. You first, Bessent.

[Prairie Gates]

7. "Go back there and tell them your son will fight!"

Bessent is a Reek.

[maxsolomon]

8. 12 dead so far, Scotty.

There's no guarantees.

"Go back and tell Sky News your kid's going to join up". "Yes sir!"

[Baitball Blogger]

13. 14.

[flamingdem]

16. He gets an A+ in lying

Disgusting human being dragging his kid into it for points.

[Rebl2]

35. Not really

A+. He was absolutely rattled about something when he came back to continue his lies.

[NCDem47]

17. I think Trump wants to use nuclear weapons on Iran

He has said before, if we have them, why can’t we use them?

Literally every one around him is pleading for restraint in this option. But he’s an old madman, if he goes down he’s taking everyone out.

[CanonRay]

19. Just like his hero, Hitler, did

[GenThePerservering]

18. Isn't he the guy who always has the creepy fake smike

and knows basically nothing about economics?

[TheRickles]

21. That description could fit at least a half dozen Cabinet members. Yeah, that guy.

[Jughead]

23. I'm guessing

The body count is much higher than reported.

[markodochartaigh]

24. A) Naturally he said that he trusts Trump and Whisky Pete

with his son's life. Bessent knows that if he plays his cards correctly his son can spend some time at Westpoint and then get a nice Pentagon post until he's ready to move on to a corporate board.

As for why he was apparently shaken, maybe the meeting mentioned that many people in the Department of War think that this will be the war which provokes the Apocalyptic End Times. Maybe he asked what role gay people might play in this scenario

[yellow dahlia]

25. Everything is weird with Bessent. Something is not right with him.

Why does the Treasury Secretary have to consult in the Sit room?

[Deuxcents]

26. We're flat broke. After borrowing 50 billion a week for about 5 months, we are a bad bet for global investors

When our creditors start calling up their loans, and maybe that was the news, we’re in it deep

[Fichefinder]

27. "Bibi is dead. Act normally. Now get back out there."

[womanofthehills]

28. That's what hundreds are posting on X

Seems like a consensus over there that Netanyahu was hit in the airstrike that got his brother. Netanyahu was recently on TV, but most say the performance was AI - teeth that came and went, too many fingers (people are debating if they see five or six fingers) and disappearing nostrils.

A biggie - his son in Miami posts 40 times a day, every day and his son has not posted for 5 days. I read this and checked out his son’s X - true - over 50 posts on the 5th, over 40 posts on 6th and then NO posts since.

Although Grok and Snoop’s say Netanyahu is alive, Twitter calls the guy speaking AI- Netanyahu and many keep posting they believe he’s dead. We can only hope.

[Emile]

31. Get real, the kid is considering. Get

back with us Bessent after he's enlisted.