Democrat Meeks screams at Bessent: ‘Stop covering for the president’

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday snapped at Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a hearing focused on financial stability, telling Bessent to “stop covering” for President Trump. “I’m asking you to do your responsibility as secretary of the Treasury…” Meeks, a member of the House Committee on Financial Servies, shouted at the secretary. “Stop covering…