ABC tried to back Scott Bessent into a corner over the CBP shooting in Minneapolis — but he REFUSED to lie down and accept their narrative.
— Overton (@overton_news) January 25, 2026
Bessent DIRECTLY called out Governor Tim Walz for stoking the violence on the ground with his rhetoric.
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ABC tried to back Scott Bessent into a corner over the CBP shooting in Minneapolis — but he REFUSED to lie down and accept their narrative.
Bessent DIRECTLY called out Governor Tim Walz for stoking the violence on the ground with his rhetoric.
KARL: “I know this is not your lane, but I gotta ask you about what’s happened in Minneapolis. As a member of the Trump cabinet, are you concerned to see another American citizen ends up dead, shot by federal law enforcement?”
BESSENT: “Jonathan, it’s a tragedy when anyone dies. But I can tell you the situation on the ground is being stirred up by Governor Walz.”
“I was out there two weeks ago…Governor Walz declined to provide a security detail for me to go into the Minnesota capitol with the state police.”
“He is fomenting chaos because there is substantial waste, fraud, and abuse. My job as Treasury Secretary is to investigate that.”
“Again, I am sorry this gentleman is dead. But he brought a 9mm semiautomatic with two cartridges to what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. There are a lot of paid agitators ginning things up, and the governor has not done a good job of tamping this down.”
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