Rep. Gregory Meeks Explodes At Sec. Bessent: “Stop Covering For The President, Don’t Be A Flunky”
New York Democrat Rep. Gregory Meeks clashed with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday
REP. GREGORY MEEKS: All you have to answer is yes or no. TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: No, Congressman, the [Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)] is an independent entity– REP. GREGORY MEEKS: I take that as a no. TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: You traveled to Venezuela on behalf of your donors– REP. GREGORY MEEKS: You do not want to answer that question. I take that as a no. I’m asking you to do your responsibility as Secretary of the Treasury. [overlapping argument] Stop covering for the president. Stop being his flunky. He’s talking to me. I’m responding to him TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: –your 2006 trip to Venezuela. REP. GREGORY MEEKS: Stop covering for the president. Don’t be a flunky, work for the American people. Work for the American people. Don’t be a cover-up for a mob. TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: Maybe you’re going to go see your friend, Nicolas MAduro, in Brooklyn–
