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Democratic U.S. Rep Stacey Plaskett put a Trump cabinet member in his place after he interrupted her during a House committee hearing.
On Wednesday (June 11), Plaskett checked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for interrupting her remarks about Trump's negative impact on the stock market.
“Excuse me. Let me get something straight with you first here. I’ve seen you interrupt everyone,” Plaskett, a non-voting delegate representing the U.S. Virgin Islands, told Bessent. “When you come to someone’s house, you respect their rules, and in this house, we don’t interrupt individuals, and you’re not going to interrupt my time. I’m going to give you time to respond.”
“You may want to jot down some notes about things that you don’t agree with me on, so that you can respond to them at that time," she continued. "But while I’m speaking as the person holding this time, you will refrain from speaking, sir, until I’m done, and then I will give you time to speak.”
Bessent responded, “I look forward to responding. I look forward to the facts,” to which Plaskett said, “I look forward to your response, whether they’re factual or incorrect.”
The clip of Plaskett schooling Bessent on listening went viral on social media.
“Do all these tw*ts have their PMS cycle synced? Someone needs to ship a case of Midol to the Capitol this afternoon," one critic tweeted.
“Excuse you!! This tw*t, c*nt, pum pum whatever you want to call it represents an organ that gives LIFE and is resilient, so thanks for the compliment," Plaskett responded. "I can take one interruption, but Bessent was out of control. And…. I know I look good for my age, but baby I’m post menopausal and it still works.”
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