@flintScott Bessent just called out communism, pointing to the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Venezuela as proof it never worked. He said we spent 45 to 50 years fighting the Soviet Union before it collapsed. His take is that these policies always end up with less of what people want. #ScottBessent
View original postPhoto by @flint· Aug 14, 2026· Scott Bessent
Two men in suits are shown in a split screen, appearing to be on a news program. The man on the left has a concerned expression and is wearing a dark suit with a red patterned tie. The man on the right, wearing glasses and a dark suit with a blue tie, looks directly at the camera. The background behind both men features a city skyline at night. ON-SCREEN TEXT: [ROBSCHMITT] TONIGHT 7:07 ET LIVE SOCIALISTS EXPLOIT AFFORDABILITY CRISIS THEY CREATED NDING BILL WILL PASS HOUSE PARAMOUNT MAY LEAVE CALIF. IN OCTOBER, MULLS N.Y.
@flintScott Bessent just called out communism, pointing to the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Venezuela as proof it never worked. He said we spent 45 to 50 years fighting the Soviet Union before it collapsed. His take is that these policies always end up with less of what people want. #ScottBessent
View original postPhoto by @flint· Aug 14, 2026· Scott Bessent
Two men in suits are shown in a split screen, appearing to be on a news program. The man on the left has a concerned expression and is wearing a dark suit with a red patterned tie. The man on the right, wearing glasses and a dark suit with a blue tie, looks directly at the camera. The background behind both men features a city skyline at night. ON-SCREEN TEXT: [ROBSCHMITT] TONIGHT 7:07 ET LIVE SOCIALISTS EXPLOIT AFFORDABILITY CRISIS THEY CREATED NDING BILL WILL PASS HOUSE PARAMOUNT MAY LEAVE CALIF. IN OCTOBER, MULLS N.Y.
