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Swede

(37,573 posts) Sun Oct 12, 2025, 12:49 PM 5 hrs ago

"They're selling you a piece of shit and telling you it's a ham sandwich."

This guy is great.

Theyâ€™re selling you a piece of sh*t and telling you itâ€™s a ham sandwich.
— Rep. Mark Pocan (@pocan.house.gov) 2025-10-10T17:29:51.865Z

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"They're selling you a piece of shit and telling you it's a ham sandwich." (Original Post) Swede 5 hrs ago OP

Wow! That's all I can say. keep_left 4 hrs ago #1

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Swede 4 hrs ago #2

That's one of the greatest things I've seen here in a LONG time! keep_left 4 hrs ago #4

He really had Scott flummoxed. Swede 4 hrs ago #5

Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary. yorkster 4 hrs ago #3

The congressman is a frequent guest on Thom... 3catwoman3 3 hrs ago #6

"It's a very complicated question" Pompoy 2 hrs ago #7

keep_left

(3,088 posts)

1. Wow! That's all I can say.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 01:11 PM

4 hrs ago

Who is being grilled in that clip from Congress?

Swede

(37,573 posts)

2. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Reply to keep_left (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 01:17 PM

4 hrs ago

keep_left

(3,088 posts)

4. That's one of the greatest things I've seen here in a LONG time!

Reply to Swede (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 01:28 PM

4 hrs ago

Swede

(37,573 posts)

5. He really had Scott flummoxed.

Reply to keep_left (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 01:31 PM

4 hrs ago

yorkster

(3,428 posts)

3. Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary.

Reply to keep_left (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 01:18 PM

4 hrs ago

3catwoman3

(27,912 posts)

6. The congressman is a frequent guest on Thom...

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 02:31 PM

3 hrs ago

…Hartmann ‘s radio show.

Pompoy

(244 posts)

7. "It's a very complicated question"

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 03:33 PM

2 hrs ago

Wow, that's the secretary of the treasury?

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