Bessent Fires Back at Newsom Over Proposed Tax on Trump Anti-Weaponization Fund Payments

Treasury Secretary ended Thursday’s White House press briefing with a pointed response to a question about California Governor and his proposal to heavily tax recipients of President’s Anti-Weaponization Fund. Asked for his reaction to Newsom’s plan, Bessent offered a brief but memorable answer before leaving the podium. “There’s no cure for stupid,” the treasury secretary