Davos felt like more of one of those golden age Dean Martin celebrity roast specials from decades ago. On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent presented a hilarious (and totally spot-on) roast of California Governor Gavin Newsom. He somehow managed to throw in a Barbie doll reference and an ‘American Psycho’ movie one as well.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent roasts Gavin Newsom at the World Economic Forum, calls Alex Soros his “billionaire sugar daddy.”
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“He’s here this week with his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros…”
“My message to Governor Newsom is the Trump administration is coming to California. We are going to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse.”
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Who knew a Treasury Secretary could be so devastatingly accurate and funny?
We love watching him dispatch ‘journalists’ on all the Sunday shows.
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We’re pretty certain Bessent has this Ken doll in his personal collection. Now he owns Newsom as well.
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No worries, Scott. You were heard loud and clear. We couldn’t have described Newsom any better if we tried.
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