{"id":2474094,"date":"2025-08-13T05:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-scoop-bessent-gaza-aid-late-night-tv-once-trump-is-gone\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T05:35:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:35:03","slug":"inside-scoop-bessent-gaza-aid-late-night-tv-once-trump-is-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-scoop-bessent-gaza-aid-late-night-tv-once-trump-is-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Scoop: Bessent, Gaza aid, late-night TV once Trump is gone"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Finside-scoop-bessent-gaza-aid-late-night-tv-once-trump-is-gone%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2474094&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article &#8220;Inside Scoop: Scott Bessent,Gaza aid,late-night TV once Trump is gone,&#8221; featured on the Washington Examiner,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-scoop-scotus-reckoning-breaking-up-china-trumps-nobel-prize\/\" title=\"...: SCOTUS reckoning, breaking up China, ...\u2019s Nobel Prize\">offers exclusive insights<\/a> and expert analysis on several key topics.<\/p>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is highlighted as a pivotal figure in shaping and publicly explaining former President Donald Trump&#8217;s second<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-perplexed-when-he-encounters-extreme-case-of-trump-derangement-syndrome-on-air-thats-a-new-one\/\" title=\"Scott Jennings Perplexed When He Encounters Extreme Case of ... Derangement Syndrome On-Air: &#039;That&#039;s a New One&#039;\">-term economic agenda<\/a>. Bessent advocates for a policy mix of tax cuts, deregulation, and selective tariffs aimed at spurring an industrial and manufacturing renaissance in the U.S., which he argues will boost wages and keep prices stable. Despite no prior role in Trump&#8217;s first governance, Bessent has become a prominent and respected voice on trade policy within the Trump 2.0 team.<\/p>\n<p>The show also features an interview with Seth mandel, Senior Editor of Commentary magazine, who addresses the complexities of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Mandel challenges the prevailing narrative by explaining that 87% of U.N. food aid fails to reach Palestinians due to Hamas&#8217;s control over distribution. He describes Hamas&#8217;s exploitation of aid efforts through a &#8220;mafia-style&#8221; system that forces Palestinians to pay inflated prices for food. Mandel criticizes the media&#8217;s acceptance of Hamas&#8217;s portrayal of the crisis and suggests greater cooperation between Israeli authorities and aid organizations to improve the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, the report examines the decline of late-night television, particularly considering CBS ending &#8220;The Late Show with Stephen colbert.&#8221; The piece argues that Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >presence significantly boosted ratings<\/a> and revenue for such shows, and his exit could accelerate their ongoing financial struggles.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers are encouraged to follow the Washington Examiner&#8217;s &#8220;Inside Scoop&#8221; series for weekly in-depth reporting and analysis on current political and economic developments.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Inside Scoop: Scott Bessent, Gaza aid, late-night TV once Trump is gone<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2202498\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/w-james-antle-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jim Antle<\/a>, the magazine&rsquo;s executive editor, brings to life the pages of the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/issue\/august-13-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">  magazine<\/a> in the show<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9N-tKhhT_6E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> <em>Inside Scoop<\/em><\/a>. Each <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-scoop-new-middle-east-conservative-court-victories-insider-trading\/\" title=\"...: New Middle East, Conservative court victories, insider trading\">episode features exclusive insight<\/a> from the article authors and expert analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Antle analyzes the &ldquo;man of the moment,&rdquo; Treasury Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Scott Bessent<\/a>. Author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/salena-zito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Salena Zito<\/a> spoke with the treasury secretary, a rumored candidate for the next chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Federal Reserve<\/a>, about why he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3493211\/treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">staying on the job at a pivotal point for President Donald Trump&rsquo;s agenda<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine\/magazine-letter-from-the-editor\/3493719\/new-york-city-mayoral-race-fractured-anti-socialist-majority\/\">New York City&#8217;s fractured anti-socialist majority<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3493020\/rare-earth-magnets-us-national-security-china\/\">China&rsquo;s stranglehold on rare earth elements threatens America&rsquo;s national security<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-features\/3492702\/jasmine-crockett-democrats-trying-to-be-like-trump\/\">Democrats imitate Trump without understanding his appeal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bessent has become an architect and a chief public explainer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> second-term <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">economic<\/a> agenda.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bessent has been out there making the case that the policy mix of tax cuts, deregulation, and tariffs selectively imposed are going to produce an industrial and manufacturing renaissance that will lead to higher wages and will still keep prices under control,&rdquo; Antle said.<\/p>\n<p>Bessent and Trump have a close personal relationship despite having no record in the first Trump administration. He&rsquo;s become one of the stars of the Trump 2.0 team. He&rsquo;s frequently out front in the media and is one of the more respected officials in the Trump administration when discussing and defending trade policy in the American business community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot is riding on whether Trump and Bessent are right about how this trade policy will affect inflation, jobs, economic growth, the stock market, and overall stability of the economy,&rdquo; Antle concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Next in the show, Antel interviews Senior Editor of <em>Commentary<\/em> magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sethamandel?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Seth Mandel\">Seth Mandel<\/a>. The discussion focuses on Mandel&rsquo;s article, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3492863\/what-is-really-going-on-in-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;How food gets in and out of Gaza &mdash; and who gets it.&rdquo;<\/a> Mandel argued that the conventional wisdom often misrepresents the facts. He highlighted that 87% of United Nations food aid in Gaza fails to reach its destination due to the U.N.&rsquo;s reliance on Hamas for distribution. Mandel says Hamas controls the aid system, often hoarding or selling food at inflated prices.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They have forced Palestinians into this sort of mafia-style protection racket,&rdquo; Mandel said. &ldquo;A lot of Palestinians will go get food from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation or the U.N., Hamas thugs will come around and take it. If they want it back, they&rsquo;ll have to go to the Hamas market and buy it back at three times the price. They&rsquo;re the guys with the guns. For the most part, they&rsquo;re the ones who call the shots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mandel criticized the media for accepting Hamas&rsquo;s claims at face value, which exaggerates the crisis and undermines non-Hamas aid efforts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The world now sees the crisis because they believe the things that Hamas says, as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is not bringing in much food, and the Israelis are shooting them when they&rsquo;re lining up to get the food,&rdquo; Mandel said. &ldquo;The world sees it as a ballooning crisis, when in fact it&rsquo;s an attempt to get things under control.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mandel suggests Israel and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation should collaborate to address the issue more effectively.<\/p>\n<p>This week&rsquo;s in-depth report on <em>Inside Scoop<\/em> looks at why CBS is sunsetting <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>. Andrea Ruth writes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3493089\/getting-late-for-late-night-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;Things could get worse for late-night TV once Trump is gone.&rdquo;<\/a>&nbsp;For all of the talk about Trump as a &ldquo;threat,&rdquo; there is no denying his effect on media ratings and revenue. In 2018, Ted Koppel, formerly of <em>Nightline<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1068166\/ted-koppel-to-cnn-youd-be-lost-without-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> CNN&rsquo;s Brian Stelter, &ldquo;CNN&rsquo;s ratings would be in the toilet without Donald Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/videos\/3485195\/inside-scoop-jim-antle-virginia-governor-anti-ice-rioters-trump-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>INSIDE SCOOP: SUCCEEDING YOUNGKIN, ANTI-ICE RIOTERS, TRUMP&rsquo;S INFLATION NARRATIVE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps network executives see the writing on the wall. Trump provides a boost, and if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-gutfeld-bypasses-colbert-in-late-night-show-viewers-key-age-demographics\/\" title=\"Fox News\u2019 \u2018Gutfeld!\u2019 Bypasses Colbert In Late Night ... Viewers, Key Age Demographics\">late-night shows<\/a> are already losing money with him in office, it could only mean a continual downward slide once he leaves office for good.<\/p>\n<p>Tune in each week at<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> washingtonexaminer.com<\/a> and across all our social media platforms to go behind the headlines in the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> new show,<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/P03wmm2GYE0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> <em>Inside Scoop<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2202498\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2202498\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inside Scoop: Scott Bessent, Gaza aid, late-night TV post-Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2745,"featured_media":2474095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0813-IS-THUMB-1024x576.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45545,56835,59628,3634],"class_list":["post-2474094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bessent","tag-gaza-aid","tag-late-night-tv-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0813-IS-THUMB-1024x576.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2745"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474094"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474098,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474094\/revisions\/2474098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2474095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}