Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday and proceeded to destroy every one of host Dana Bash’s narratives on the effects of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and its provisions on Medicaid.
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Bash tried to paint the new work requirements for Medicaid as too “cumbersome” for people, and that many would be thrown off the program because they just couldn’t be expected to be able to figure out how to show proof of work.
Bessent shot back, arguing that belittling the American people was not a good argument:
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“The Republicans are not the most vocal on this. It is a group of Democrats who, unfortunately, seem to think that poor people are stupid.”
“I don’t think poor people are stupid. I think they have… pic.twitter.com/jGC7K2B4uD
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