{"id":209,"date":"2026-05-28T21:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=209"},"modified":"2026-05-28T21:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:16:18","slug":"karoline-leavitts-male-stand-in-throws-a-hissy-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=209","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt\u2019s Male Stand-in Throws a Hissy Fit"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>He told reporters to call him \u201cdoctor,\u201d tried to restrict questions on Donald Trump\u2019s $1.8 billion slush fund, and slammed the press over an article he didn\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=207\">Trump Gets Big Warning as America Loses One Million New-Car Buyers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent\u2019s first attempt at filling in for White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt became a lively affair on Thursday, as he sparred with journalists over everything from the war in Iran to a plot within his own department to immortalize Trump\u2019s face on a $250 bill.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bessent began the briefing touting the administration\u2019s so-called \u201cTrump Accounts,\u201d America\u2019s unemployment rate, and the president\u2019s forms to lower prescription drug costs. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWith that, I\u2019m happy to ask some questions,\u201d he said. \u201cI will mention, three weeks ago I got an honorary degree from the University of South Carolina, so if you really want to get a question, you call me Dr. Bessent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The briefing took a more serious tone as the honorary doctor sidestepped several questions on the reported memorandum of understanding reached between U.S. and Iranian negotiators, telling reporters that it was \u201ca mistake to get out ahead of the president\u201d on the matter. <\/p>\n<p>He was then asked about Trump\u2019s \u201canti-weaponization\u201d slush fund, which also granted the president immunity from certain IRS audits, a function of Bessent\u2019s department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is going to be the only question I\u2019ll take on this matter today,\u201d he said, saying it was a matter for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and the Justice Department. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump is a great American who has endured more than 10 years of nonstop harassment and weaponization from the federal and state government actors,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>But things took a more combative turn when he was pressed on the push from within Treasury, first reported by the Washington Post, to put Trump\u2019s face on a $250 bill to commemorate America\u2019s 250th anniversary. <\/p>\n<p>Bessent initially tried to downplay the report, saying it was up to Congress to change the law to allow the president\u2019s face to be immortalized on the new banknote.<\/p>\n<p>But he became more combative a few minutes later when CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins questioned the initiative, given that people were struggling with cost-of-living pressures.<\/p>\n<p>With that, Bessent held up a copy of the Washington Post article, telling reporters: \u201cYou know, I don\u2019t really understand this Washington Post article.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=205\">New \u201860 Minutes\u2019 Producer\u2019s Cringe Note to Staff Revealed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho here is from the Post?\u201d he asked, before telling them: \u201cYeah, terribly written, terribly edited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bessent, a former hedge fund manager and the first openly gay person to be appointed to a Republican Cabinet, was the third person to fill in for Leavitt while she is on maternity leave, following appearances by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.<\/p>\n<p>The 63-year-old is viewed by Trump as someone who can calm the markets and is well respected on Wall Street, but he is also known for his fiery temperament, which even led to a heated shouting match and a physical scuffle with Elon Musk in the White House last year.<\/p>\n<p>A few months later, another infamous brawl also reportedly took place at the Executive Branch, the exclusive MAGA club co-owned by Donald Trump Jr, during a dinner attended by dozens of Trump administration officials and advisers.<\/p>\n<p>According to Politico, things got heated when Bessent lashed out at Trump ally Bill Pulte, over allegations that the housing director had been bad-mouthing him to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy the f&#8212; are you talking to the president about me? F&#8212; you,\u201d he was quoted as saying. \u201cI\u2019m gonna punch you in your f&#8212;&#8212;g face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the briefing on Thursday, Fox News commented on Bessent\u2019s performance, noting how he called on reporters by their clothes or features.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe maybe needs a different system for calling on people,\u201d said America Reports presenter Sandra Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGray hair! Glasses! Pink shirt!\u201d laughed her co-host John Roberts, mimicking Bessent\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cBut he ably carried out the job because he talked for about 33 minutes but didn\u2019t say a whole lot,\u201d Roberts added.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=203\">Trump Goons\u2019 Plot to Slap Trump\u2019s Face on New Banknote Leaks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He told reporters to call him \u201cdoctor,\u201d tried to restrict questions on Donald Trump\u2019s $1.8 billion slush fund, and slammed the press over an article he didn\u2019t understand. 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