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Bessent Mocks Newsom's 100% Tax Threat on Trump Payouts

May 29, 2026·about 14 hours ago·via New York Post
Bessent Mocks Newsom's 100% Tax Threat on Trump Payouts
Scott Bessent ridicules Gavin Newsom after the California governor says the state will tax payouts from Trump’s anti-weaponization fund at 100 percent. The dispute centers on a Democratic effort to claw back money headed to California residents, a move critics say punishes citizens instead of the government overreach that triggered the payouts. Bessent’s five-word jab lands because it exposes the absurdity of taxing relief just to score points against Trump. Read more about this...

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