A CBS News reporter regurgitated communist China’s talking points on the trade war with the U.S. as if Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was supposed to take them seriously. Surprise: He didn’t take the bait.
CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang tried to corner Bessent by acting like a PR person for Beijing during an April 29 White House press briefing. “The Chinese continue to say that the U.S. and China are not engaged in any consultation on tariffs.” She then pressed, “Is the administration talking to Beijing specifically about tariffs or not,” as if Bessent would be stupid enough to blurt out the Trump administration’s current position in the negotiations to the world press.
After refusing to fall for Jiang’s absurd trap, Bessent gave her a lesson in trade economics: “Over time we will see that Chinese tariffs are…
