Secretary Bessent on His Move

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent FIRES BACK on CNBC, saying “F the Iranian leadership” after death threats forced him and his family out of their D.C. home and onto a military base. He also BLASTS The Wall Street Journal for running a geolocatable aerial photo of his house rightfully LABELING it “highly irresponsible and dangerous.” “F the Iranian leadership. I'm not going to be coward that they have initiated death threats against me, the other members of the Cabinet, we're not going to be coward. And it means what we are doing with Operation Economic Outcast is working. And, you know, what—why am I going to be afraid when our—the brave military personnel in the Gulf, President Trump—constantly receives death threats? And, you know, what we are doing is working. And the IRGC, they're like a dangerous cornered animal.” “So I follow the Secret Service instructions and have moved from my home to a military base. And what I will tell you, Joe, I do want to say that one of the reasons I've had to move is because the Wall Street Journal printed a photo of my house the day I bought it. It has geolocate on it. And in a highly irresponsible way, the editor, we pleaded with her not to print the location of my house, but she did anyway. Highly irresponsible and dangerous. And things like that have to stop, too.

— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) November 13, 2026

… rightfully LABELING it “highly irresponsible and dangerous.”

“F the Iranian leadership. I'm not going to be coward that they have initiated death threats against me, the other members of the Cabinet, we're not going to be coward. And it means what we are doing with Operation Economic Outcast is working. And, you know, what—why am I going to be afraid when our—the brave military personnel in the Gulf, President Trump—constantly receives death threats? And, you know, what we are doing is working. And the IRGC, they're like a dangerous cornered animal.”

“So I follow the Secret Service instructions and have moved from my home to a military base. And what I will tell you, Joe, I do want to say that one of the reasons I've had to move is because the Wall Street Journal printed a photo of my house the day I bought it. It has geolocate on it. And in a highly irresponsible way, the editor, we pleaded with her not to print the location of my house, but she did anyway. Highly irresponsible and dangerous. And things like that have to stop, too.