80 Days To Midterms

Bessent: "This Iran conflict, we will get on the other side of this. We don't know when." pic.twitter.com/HhSnH9xQMD

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2026

"In the long run, we’re all dead.” —J.M. Keynes

Bessent downplays the national debt: "There's nothing magic about the $40 trillion number. We can grow our way out of that." pic.twitter.com/ATQv5pMwid

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2026

Speaking of growth:

EISEN: Do you think we've seen peak deficit during this administration?

BESSENT: I think there's a very good chance we have

(Bookmark this one!) pic.twitter.com/ZKVphVrySB

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2026

Sorry! Wrong kind of growth!

Bessent: "Wage inflation has come down" pic.twitter.com/2zzjYdogHm

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2026

Suck it, peasants!

Bessent on the latest bad jobs report: "After the deportations that we've seen and the closing of the border, we don't need to produce as many jobs" pic.twitter.com/kStWCiXAz5

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2026

All my sharecroppers need to get back in the fields!

Brooke Rollins claims four active cases of screwworm in Texas right now is "a remarkable achievement when a year ago everyone was predicting we were going to have a massive infestation" 🙃 pic.twitter.com/Ljvf4pjHq0

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2026

See? Better!

Q: How is the war with Iran affecting farmers and ranchers?

BROOKE ROLLINS: *immediately pivots to blaming Biden* pic.twitter.com/XSaRjOWs1Y

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2026

Bessent on $40 trillion in debt: "We were left with a mess. The Biden administration ... " pic.twitter.com/U6IqH9JWF8

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2026

When in worry, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout! 🙀

Bessent: "We've got a spike in oil prices today that I don't really understand" pic.twitter.com/gd3QwyiBsd

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2026

80 days to the midterms! Keep up the good work!

Q: Target received a $1 billion refund for tariffs. What does that say?

BESSENT: What it says is that the Democratic attorney generals who filed their ridiculous lawsuit against this administration wanted the money to go back to the payer of record. That is corporate welfare.… pic.twitter.com/bOLQY7XXwv

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2026

The federal government had that money. The American people were told it would be paid by the exporting countries. The money came from consumers. Who got screwed by Trump. Both ways. The state AG’s did us all a favor, but ending the illegal taxation.