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Restaurant meltdown puts Trump’s treasury chief under fire: 'He’s got a temper’
What happened
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is the official under fire. AlterNet, citing Wall Street Journal reporting, says CodePink activists confronted him over U.S. sanctions at Reveler’s Hour in Washington in December 2025. Bessent allegedly called them “ignorant,” berated the restaurant owner for not removing them and, according to the owner, spat into his own food before leaving.
The restaurant episode fits a broader account from current and former Treasury officials, who described Bessent shouting at senior and junior employees and staff trying to avoid him when angry. At a June…
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