Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is “too economically illiterate to know anything,” Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
As he dismantled Newsom’s pretensions to be a 2028 presidential candidate, Bessent also gave Newsom a new nickname.
“I think it’s very, very ironic that Gov. Newsom, who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken, may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris,” Bessent said in a video posted to social media platform X.
.@SecScottBessent in Davos: “I think it’s very, very ironic that Newsom — who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ben — may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala
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