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From the Daily Caller: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday disputed Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters’ accusation that he enabled “strangers” to access data within his department.
Democrats have taken issue with Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers accessing Treasury Department data. While Waters, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing, referred to them as “strangers,” Bessent noted they were employees of the Treasury Department.
“What you did was you let these strangers into our Treasury with access to all of the data, all of the personnel information,” Waters said. “And you just opened the door. Why’d you do that?”
“No ma’am. They were Treasury employees,” Bessent responded.
Waters continued to insist something nefarious had occurred, as she referred to DOGE aide Marko Elez, and said, “Are you saying today that all of them were Treasury employees, that the 25-year-old who’s been identified, who worked for Elon Musk, was allowed into the Treasury… was that person there?”
“He was a Treasury employee, as was Tom Krause, the senior person on the DOGE team,” Bessent retorted.
Waters continued to snap at Bessent and demanded, “Were you aware that there were DOGE employees coming into our Treasury getting all of our personal information?”
WATCH the heated exchange below:
MUST WATCH: @SecScottBessent shuts down Fake News Hoaxes peddled by @RepMaxineWaters:
“You let these strangers into our Treasury with access to all of the data…”
“No, ma’am. They were Treasury employees.” pic.twitter.com/CS0YhHDNOW
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 7, 2025
The exchange between the two started off on a humorous note. Watch this:
.@RepMaxineWaters: “This is the first time we’ve met, is that correct?”@SecScottBessent: “No, ma’am. We actually met one New Year’s Eve in the Bahamas.”
Rep. Waters: “Why don’t I remember that?”
Sec. Bessent: “You were much better at the electric slide than I was.” pic.twitter.com/vwq2CpI3eC
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 7, 2025
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