Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent showed up on Capitol Hill Tuesday to talk tariffs, inflation, and the global financial system. Ranking Democrat Maxine Waters showed up to yell. The 88-year-old California congresswoman spent her time on the House Financial Services Committee demanding yes-or-no answers, talking over the witness, and hitting the greatest hits: “reclaiming my time.”
Bessent, for his part, kept his seat and his composure while telling her the line of questioning wasn’t making sense. He also looked like he was about to laugh at any minute ... and who could blame him?
If you needed a reminder that some committee hearings are less oversight than performance art, Waters just queued the clip.
🚨 OMG. Demented Rep. Maxine Waters is YELLING OVER Scott Bessent and he's taking NO BS
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 15, 2026
WATERS: "You keep talking I'll keep RECLAIMING MY TIME! If tariffs are not inflationary, why has inflation increased by 3%?"
BESSENT: "You're NOT MAKING SENSE! If you believe tariffs are… pic.twitter.com/5NaF886aHE
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... BESSENT: " inflationary—"
WATERS: "RECLAIMING MY TIME, RECLAIMING MY TIME, RECLAIMING MY TIME."
Bessent keeps his composure like a master. How does he do it?
Waters should not be in the House. She's 88 YEARS OLD!
Term limits, anyone?
She is an embarrassment.
— Kate (@kate_p45) September 15, 2026
Why does any sane person go before Congress to be browbeaten by people who can't tell whether milk has curdled, much less understand economic policy?
— Quaran-Tina (@superbucks2050) September 15, 2026
It’s like arguing with a toddler.
— Elizabeth Burns (@eburns24_burns) September 15, 2026
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A very cranky toddler who desperately needs a nap.
She needs to reclaim her spot out of Congress and never come back.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 15, 2026
BINGO.
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