Fox News Anchor Confronts Bessent on Trump Bill Adding ‘Trillions’ to Debt: ‘How Is That Acceptable?’

HEMMER On the big ░░░░░░░░ bill that passed in ░░░░░░░░ House but it only ░░░░░░░░ by a single vote ░░░░░░░░ some suggest that now ░░░░░░░░ the hard part Here ░░░░░░░░ Senator Ron Johnson out ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin on what is ░░░░░░░░ next on the Senate ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Johnson I ░░░░░░░░ already said in its ░░░░░░░░ state it is completely ░░░░░░░░ to me What was ░░░░░░░░ even brought up in ░░░░░░░░ House debate are the ░░░░░░░░ we ought to be ░░░░░░░░ Reporter The president said ░░░░░░░░ he wants this passed ░░░░░░░░ Are you worried that ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ with the Senate if ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t care ░░░░░░░░ if he is upset ░░░░░░░░ m concerned about my ░░░░░░░░ my grandchildren and the ░░░░░░░░ that we re stealing ░░░░░░░░ them Clip ends HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ listen to that it ░░░░░░░░ be a battle How ░░░░░░░░ change can the president ░░░░░░░░ on the Senate revision ░░░░░░░░ Well I think we ░░░░░░░░ see The House had ░░░░░░░░ working on their bill ░░░░░░░░ a year and I ░░░░░░░░ the Senate led by ░░░░░░░░ Thune is going to ░░░░░░░░ this up immediately And ░░░░░░░░ m not expecting that ░░░░░░░░ will have to be ░░░░░░░░ much change And I ░░░░░░░░ senator Johnson s position ░░░░░░░░ we do have to ░░░░░░░░ our finances in order ░░░░░░░░ s a combination of ░░░░░░░░ spending but also growing ░░░░░░░░ economy We did not ░░░░░░░░ into this fiscal mess ░░░░░░░░ This has been a ░░░░░░░░ process We won t ░░░░░░░░ it overnight I m ░░░░░░░░ with Senator Johnson on ░░░░░░░░ it I think we ░░░░░░░░ have to be careful ░░░░░░░░ the timing HEMMER You ░░░░░░░░ economic growth during your ░░░░░░░░ there This bill adds ░░░░░░░░ to our debt How ░░░░░░░░ that acceptable to this ░░░░░░░░ BESSENT Well again the ░░░░░░░░ are referring to the ░░░░░░░░ scoring I believe which ░░░░░░░░ 10 year scoring and ░░░░░░░░ s D C style ░░░░░░░░ So we think that ░░░░░░░░ can both grow the ░░░░░░░░ and control the debt ░░░░░░░░ what s important Bill ░░░░░░░░ that the economy grows ░░░░░░░░ than the debt So ░░░░░░░░ I would tell your ░░░░░░░░ to focus on it ░░░░░░░░ what I m focused ░░░░░░░░ it s what Secretary ░░░░░░░░ was focused on is ░░░░░░░░ is the total debt ░░░░░░░░ GDP Because we can ░░░░░░░░ our way out of ░░░░░░░░ If we change the ░░░░░░░░ trajectory of the country ░░░░░░░░ the economy then we ░░░░░░░░ stabilize our finances and ░░░░░░░░ our way out of ░░░░░░░░