{"id":2564818,"date":"2026-02-05T17:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-elizabeth-warren-seethes-as-scott-bessent-turns-the-tables-and-reminds-her-she-was-front-and-center-in-affordability-crisis\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:25:14","slug":"watch-elizabeth-warren-seethes-as-scott-bessent-turns-the-tables-and-reminds-her-she-was-front-and-center-in-affordability-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-elizabeth-warren-seethes-as-scott-bessent-turns-the-tables-and-reminds-her-she-was-front-and-center-in-affordability-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Elizabeth Warren Seethes as Scott Bessent Turns the Tables and Reminds Her She Was &#8216;Front and Center&#8217; in Affordability Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/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%2Fwatch-elizabeth-warren-seethes-as-scott-bessent-turns-the-tables-and-reminds-her-she-was-front-and-center-in-affordability-crisis%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=2564818&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>An article that opens with a light note about the mayfly\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >extremely short life<\/a> and then pivots to a sharp political critique of a Senate Banking Committee hearing. It recounts Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent\u2019s exchanges with Senator Elizabeth Warren over inflation and the so<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-on-thin-ice-with-breadwinners-and-maga-over-lackluster-economy\/\" title=\"... on thin ice with breadwinners and MAGA over lackluster economy\">-called affordability crisis<\/a>,with bessent pushing back by saying the blame lies with the Biden-Warren economy. The piece also describes a similar exchange with representative Maxine Waters, portraying Warren\u2019s line of questioning as partisan and noting Bessent\u2019s retorts. A youtube video of the exchange is embedded, and the author ends with a provocative call to get rid of congressional hearings (or Congress itself) as a remedy for what they view as endless partisan theatrics. The page is interlaced with ads, scripts, and interactive elements typical of the site.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The adult mayfly, an aquatic insect, often lives for less than 24 hours. That qualifies as the shortest lifespan in the animal kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the mayfly&rsquo;s existence would seem the height of pointlessness if not for the phenomenon of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-next-great-awakening-or-great-reset\/\" title=\"What\u2019s Next? Great Awakening or Great Reset?\">congressional hearing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday before the Senate Banking Committee, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent endured his second consecutive day of mindless questioning from legislators, in this case led by Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who tried &mdash; in her usual charming way &mdash; to pin responsibility for inflation on President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration, only to have Bessent interrupt and remind her that she stood &ldquo;front and center&rdquo; during the runaway inflation that occurred under former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leavitt-schools-liberal-media-trumps-successfully-cleaning-bidens-inflation-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, if Bessent had to waste time talking to grandstanding Democrats, at least he made it entertaining again.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Treasury Secretary took a similar approach with Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-scott-bessent-perfect-response-maxine-waters-says-shut-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maxine Waters<\/a> of California. By the end of that exchange, Bessent had the flustered Waters begging the committee chair to &ldquo;shut him up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Imagine having to suffer through Waters in the House one day and Warren in the Senate the next. Bessent deserves a vacation after this week.<\/p>\n<p>In any event, the Massachusetts senator opened the questioning by fixating on Democrats&rsquo; perennial, tiresome bugbear: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pure-gold-watch-trumps-response-asked-office-jan-21-2029-wouldnt-terrible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, she referred to comments in which the president, she said, characterized the affordability crisis as a &ldquo;hoax,&rdquo; a &ldquo;scam,&rdquo; and a &ldquo;con job,&rdquo; and she asked if the economic numbers supported that characterization.<\/p>\n<p>Here, of course, we have a classic Democrat tactic: misrepresenting Trump&rsquo;s words and then holding others accountable for them.<\/p>\n<p>Bessent refused to bite.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Senator,&rdquo; he replied, &ldquo;it may be a bit nuanced for you, but what President Trump is referring to is the media saying that the affordability crisis was generated by this administration, when it was you and President Biden who destroyed the buying power of the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So there is an affordability crisis,&rdquo; Bessent added, &ldquo;and you were front and center in it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Warren grew agitated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So let me make sure that I understand,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Donald Trump is not saying that affordability &mdash; what&rsquo;s happening to families right now &mdash; is a hoax?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Having already answered that question, Bessent decided to needle the senator once more.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is saying,&rdquo; the Treasury Secretary replied, &ldquo;that trying to lay the blame at this administration, rather than the Biden-Warren economy, is a hoax.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Readers may view the exchange in the YouTube video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F-VfV1MNriY?si=IDiEDA2PYMIMpHJc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To veteran observers of these asinine hearings, it goes without saying that Warren had no interest in Bessent&rsquo;s substantive remarks.<\/p>\n<p>After asking the Treasury Secretary about the affordability &ldquo;hoax,&rdquo; the senator then subjected him to a two-minute harangue on grocery prices. At no point did she ask Bessent for anything besides &ldquo;yes&rdquo; or &ldquo;no&rdquo; answers.<\/p>\n<p>If legislators insist on wasting everyone&rsquo;s time with their partisan inanities, then who can blame <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-perfect-troll-vs-lamest-response-scott-bessent-nails-dem-heated-exchange-dem-gives-literally-lamest-response-possible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bessent<\/a> for punching back?<\/p>\n<p>The time has come to get rid of these congressional hearings or, better yet, the Congress members themselves.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Yet its brief life becomes notable in the context of congressional hearings. On Thursday, during a Senate Banking Committee session, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent endured another day of tedious questioning from lawmakers, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, who tried to blame the inflation problem on the Trump administration. Bessent pushed back, reminding her that she had been \u201cfront and center\u201d during the inflationary period that occurred under President Biden. In other words, if he had to endure partisan grilling from Democrats, at least it offered some entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The previous day, Bessent had a similar back-and-forth with Democratic Representative Maxine Waters, ending with Waters begging the committee chair to \u201cshut him up.\u201d The writer sighs at the recurring drama of these hearings and suggests that Bessent deserves a vacation after a week like this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Warren opened her questioning by fixating on Trump\u2019s rhetoric about the affordability crisis, accusing him of calling it a hoax, a scam, and a con job, and she asked whether the economic data supported that characterization. This exemplifies a common Democratic tactic: misrepresenting Trump\u2019s words and then blaming others for the outcomes. Bessent pushed back, saying that Trump was referring to media claims that the crisis was caused by the current administration, while insisting that the Biden-Warren era widened the loss of purchasing power for Americans. He added that the affordability crisis exists and that Warren had a central role in it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Warren pressed further, asking whether Trump was denying that families are feeling the effects of rising costs. After already giving that answer, Bessent teased the senator again, saying that blaming this administration rather than the Biden-Warren economy is the real \u201choax.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Viewers can watch the exchange in the YouTube video linked in the article. Observers familiar with these so-called asinine hearings would not be surprised that Warren had little interest in Bessent\u2019s substantive remarks. 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