On Sunday, CBS Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan presented new Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with a CBS News poll that they used to insist Americans already think President Trump is failing them on the economy. Bessent was sworn in on January 28. When Bessent challenged the pro-Biden/Harris media spin, Brennan got defensive and ended up a little embarrassed.
Before going to Bessent, Brennan began: “According to our CBS News poll, although people do approve of him on some of those other issues, there is a 50-point gap between people who say the president should make inflation a priority and those who say he is.”
Then she shoved more numbers at the Secretary:
MARGARET BRENNAN: Our polling also shows at least half the country reports concern about paying for food and groceries and housing. They continue to call the economy bad, even more so than…
