There are many reasons to be critical of Bessent that get very personal (lying, inconsistency, smarminess, disrespect, etc.) but don't lose sight of how much he is weakening the power of the Treasury and US fiscal policy going forward. A few thoughts on this: https://www.ft.com/content/a50df99b-0621-44ea-a7c7-c9c685e2eba1?syn-25a6b1a6=1