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Bessent Mocks Robert Reich, Saying the Diminutive Former Labor Secretary Has ‘Come Up Short’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked Robert Reich on Wednesday, accusing the former labor secretary of obscuring evidence that lower-income Americans are gaining ground in the Trump economy. “Once again, the professor has come up short,” Bessent wrote on X, an The post Bessent.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Breitbart says: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked Robert Reich on Wednesday, accusing the former labor secretary of obscuring evidence that lower-income Americans are gaining ground in the Trump economy. “Once again, the professor has come up short,” Bessent wrote on X, an The post Bessent.

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  • Primary source: Breitbart
  • Published: Aug 19, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Politics
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