Heads Exploding

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just told his Senate confirmation hearing that he did try to enter public service previously: when he was 17 he went to enter the navy but he was gay and was not willing to lie about it. That was the rule at the time.
Bessent’s husband, former…

— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) January 16, 2025

… SDNY prosecutor John Freeman, and their two well-behaved children are sitting behind him. Lefty heads exploding as they try to compute that Donald Trump nominated a gay married man with two gorgeous kids to the highest post in history - after Biden’s LBQT pandering clown show.

It’s the opposite. The right is not playing identity politics. He was chosen quite obviously on merit. With Biden you have to tick the DEI box aka.

— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) January 16, 2025

Treasury Secretary-designate Scott Bessent: "We do not have a revenue problem in the United States of America, we have a spending problem... This spending is out of control." pic.twitter.com/UmArPAt2Nw

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 16, 2025