Rep. Angie Craig demolishes Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins: "Joe Biden is no longer the president. Mr. Trump is. Your party controls Congress. You own these numbers at this point. I'm sick of hearing you blame an administration from a year and half ago. You own every single bit of… pic.twitter.com/Qq6OmAIDT8
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026
Rep. Angie Craig demolishes Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins: "Joe Biden is no longer the president. Mr. Trump is. Your party controls Congress. You own these numbers at this point. I'm sick of hearing you blame an administration from a year and half ago. You own every single bit of this."
ANGIE CRAIG: I don't think you understand the difference between error rates and fraud rates. I honestly don't. SNAP has one of the lowest fraud rates of any program
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026
BROOKE ROLLINS: You can't be serious when you say that
CRAIG: Your own data says that pic.twitter.com/G38kYZ313j
THOMPSON: What should I tell my constituents when they ask about these costs? Farmers who are being hit by high costs of fuel and fertilizer, who can't get their product to market because of the War in Iran -- should I tell them it's 'golden'?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026
BESSENT: You should tell them we've… pic.twitter.com/AwJUUQaT3Y
THOMPSON: What should I tell my constituents when they ask about these costs? Farmers who are being hit by high costs of fuel and fertilizer, who can't get their product to market because of the War in Iran -- should I tell them it's 'golden'?
BESSENT: You should tell them we've had 2.6% economic growth since President Trump took office
THOMPSON: These farmers are pretty smart, Mr. Secretary, and they're not gonna fall for that line
Feature, not bug.McGOVERN: Do you stand by your comment that kicking people off food assistance is somehow 'good news'?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026
BROOKE ROLLINS: Most of those were fraudulent
McGOVERN: I've talked to people who lost benefits. They were kicked off of SNAP. Hunger is getting worse in the United States. pic.twitter.com/6JZCWibQa1
Rep. Larson to Bessent: "Jeez, you know, when I'm home in my district, I'm just gonna tell those people -- 'Jeez, you missed this whole thing. Don't you understand core inflation? You guys are better off! I mean, these gas prices, I don't know what you people are thinking. You… pic.twitter.com/fecTIPukFz
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026
Bessent tells Rep. Sanchez he can't comment on Trump's tax audit immunity deal because of ongoing litigation -- but he can't name the ongoing litigation 🙃 pic.twitter.com/mcGLSQ0xij
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026
Speech and debate clause, asshole.SANCHEZ: I think it's safe to say this is probably the most corrupt Treasury Department in our nation's history
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026
BESSENT: I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE EXCEPTION WITH THAT! THAT IS SLANDEROUS pic.twitter.com/9AvJXb4Bmy
It’ll all get better in two weeks.Rep. Brown to Brooke Rollins: "So this is what a golden age of agriculture looks like? Because if rising bankruptcies, falling farm income, and worsening financial conditions are a sign of a golden age, I'd hate to see what a downturn looks like." pic.twitter.com/RVK21xMGKE
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026
They keep writing ads for us.Bessent: "The state of our economy is strong. I defy this side of the aisle [Democrats] to tell me what's wrong with our economy." pic.twitter.com/bq5d7gH0nb
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026
SALINAS: Are you aware that diesel prices in Oregon are over $6 a gallon right now and are really harming farmers?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026
BROOKE ROLLINS: I do want to be fair that in the last administratio---
SALINAS: Reclaiming my time. We are not talking about the last administration. pic.twitter.com/Q8Ex4oh5FI
CHU: Was your prediction that Americans would face only 50 days of elevated prices wrong? You said Americans would face only 50 days of temporarily elevated prices. We're at 100 days now
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026
BESSENT: How much has gasoline prices come down from the peak? That's an inconvenient fact… pic.twitter.com/1TlcR5TrxF
CHU: Was your prediction that Americans would face only 50 days of elevated prices wrong? You said Americans would face only 50 days of temporarily elevated prices. We're at 100 days now
BESSENT: How much has gasoline prices come down from the peak? That's an inconvenient fact
CHU: Gas prices are up by 50 percent since Trump's war started
Bessent would have done better if he’d just kept his mouth shut.🤐DELBENE: You gave DOGE access to Treasury systems housing Americans' sensitive data. What specific measures, if any, have you taken to protect the affected individuals' data?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026
BESSENT: Would you care to look up what does 'inadvertent' mean?
DELBENE: You are in charge! pic.twitter.com/Bz8Jk319pM
If you’re explaining, you’re losing.Bessent: President Trump does care about Americans' financial situation.
— Acyn (@Acyn) June 4, 2026
Chu: Well, he actually said that he doesn't.
Bessent: No, that is a truncated thing pic.twitter.com/SSWy5nUo7t
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