Scott Bessent clearly shaken after getting confronted on Trump’s ‘A+++’ economy as Americans struggle Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent found himself under pressure during a tense Senate Finance Committee hearing after Sen
Raphael Warnock confronted him over President Donald Trump’s glowing assessment of the U.S. economy — and the much harsher grade many Americans appear to be giving it. Warnock opened the exchange by pointing to Trump’s own words. Top Picks “President Trump has said that his grade of the economy, his words, is ‘[A] plus plus plus plus plus,'” Warnock said (1).
Then he turned to Bessent. “Given all of the challenges facing ordinary Americans, our political differences aside, what grade would you give the U.S. economy right now?” Warnock asked. Bessent pushed back by asking which challenges Warnock was referring to, “other than temporarily elevated prices.” Warnock did not let him off the hook. “I’m asking you, what grade would you give the economy?” he said. Bessent responded that the U.S. has “the makings of one of the strongest economies in history,” citing 2.6% growth and lower core inflation.