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Oct 26, 2025 Scott Bessent falsely claimed to be a 'soybean farmer' while defending tariffs, despite being a landlord profiting from farmland he leases Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The Treasury Secretary's misleading public statement obscured his personal financial stake in policies harming the farmers he claimed to represent.
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- Treasury Secretary Bessent falsely claimed to be a soybean farmer while defending Trump's tariffs — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared on ABC and claimed to be a soybean farmer experiencing tariff pain alongside struggling farmers. In reality, Bessent owns $25 million in North Dakota corn and soybean farmland that he leases to actual farmers for over $1 million annually in income. With a net worth of $521 million, Bessent has delayed divesting his farm holdings as required by his ethics agreement, though he stated he would do so by year-end. The false claim was made while defending policies harming the farmers he profits from as a landlord.
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Week 41 – 2025-10-25–2025-10-31
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