Scott Bessent defends Trump's tariffs by asking Kristen Welker how much her arm weighs. THINK I'M KIDDING?

[Miles Archer]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goon-derails-interview-with-bizarre-question-about-journalists-arm-weight/

When journalist Kristen Welker asked Bessent, 63, “Isn’t the fact that you’re rolling back tariffs an admission that they ultimately do drive up prices?” he quickly interjected: “Kristen, how much does your arm weigh?”

The journalist chuckled, replying: “I do not know, exactly.”

“But you know how much you weigh, and you get on the scale every morning,” Bessent continued. “Inflation is a composite number and we look at everything so we are trying to push down the things we can control.”

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“I think we’re gonna see these other prices come down and again, many of these goods were part of trade deals with countries that have been in the works for months,” he said.