WATCH: Scott Bessent, Waters Clash Over DOGE Access To Treasury Dept. Info
Dissatisfied with his response, Waters continued to press, questioning whether DOGE was permitted to operate freely at the Treasury. “Once again, they were granted read-only access at Treasury. There were two…” Bessent began before being interrupted by Waters.
“Please! You cannot filibuster here. This is not a filibuster playground,” she remarked with a stern look. “What you did was allow these outsiders into our Treasury with access to all of the data, all of the personnel information, and you simply opened the door! Why did you do that?”
Bessent replied by stating to Waters, “There is no such thing” as a DOGE employee, asserting that everyone she mentioned was under his direct oversight.
Waters then shifted her focus but not before sneering, “I tend to disagree with you based on the information I possess.”
Waters also seemed to forget that she had met Bessent during a New Year’s Eve trip to the Bahamas several years prior.
“This is the first time we’ve met, is that correct?” Waters queried Bessent during the House Financial Services Committee hearing.
“No, ma’am. We actually met one New Year’s Eve in the Bahamas,” Bessent clarified.
“Why don’t I recall that?” the 86-year-old Waters questioned.
“You were much better…
“Were you with my husband during his tenure as ambassador to the Bahamas, appointed by Clinton?” Waters inquired of Bessent, who responded with an awkward chuckle.
Recently, Bessent was identified in a poll as the most favored member of the president’s Cabinet, boasting a +14 net approval rating. This places him significantly ahead of the next most favored individuals: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who stands at +8, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who is tied with him, according to a poll conducted by J.L. Partners.
However, Bessent is not the sole recipient of favorable polling news in recent times. President Donald Trump’s approval rating has also surged to near-record heights in April, despite several days of backlash from Democrats, establishment Republicans, and mainstream media regarding the president’s bold trade reforms.
A separate poll carried out by J.L. Partners in partnership with the Daily Mail, which questioned 1,000 registered voters from March 31 to April 3, revealed that Trump’s support rating rose even after sweeping tariffs were enacted on numerous countries.
Delving deeper into the statistics, Trump’s favorability rating among voters aged 18 to 29 has seen a remarkable increase of 13 points since March 7. The research suggests that Trump is capitalizing on the substantial support he garnered from this demographic during the November presidential election, when voters aged 18 to 29 shifted 10 points in Trump’s favor after previously backing Joe Biden in 2020.
The president’s support rating has risen by six percentage points among registered Democrats and independents, as indicated by the study. Additionally, the president’s favorability among black voters has surged by 17 points since the previous week’s survey.
