Bessent slams Newsom’s 100% tax on anti-weaponization fund: ‘No cure for stupid’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rebuffed Gov.

Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) threat to tax the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” with a simple response during a Thursday afternoon press briefing.

“There is no cure for stupid,” Bessent told reporters when asked to respond to Newsom’s threat.

The California governor and possible 2028 presidential candidate announced on Wednesday […] ...