Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent again went after California Governor Gavin Newsom amid their ongoing tit-for-tat — using Newsom’s frequent references to “kneepads” to take a thinly veiled jab at the Democrat. Bessent went in on Newsom during a conversation on the Ruthless Podcast, mentioning the governor’s penchant for saying that national and world leaders would…
Scott Bessent takes X-rated jab at Gavin Newsom: ‘Well, he was mayor of San Francisco’
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January 30, 2026
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