TOP Trump Officials COLLAPSE under CROSS EXAM at HEARING!!!

Senator Van Holland questioned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant about significant UAE investments in Trump family businesses, including a $500 million investment in World Liberty Financial and a $2 billion stablecoin deal. Bessant repeatedly claimed to be 'unaware' of these transactions, despite their widespread reporting and previous questioning on the matter.

Bessant stated, 'I'm unaware of that' regarding the $500 million investment (00:03:45) and 'I am not' aware of the $2 billion transaction (00:03:58).

Senator Van Holland pressed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik on his failure to respond to a letter requesting documents about his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein, despite Lutnik's prior claim of 'nothing to hide.' Additionally, Senator Shaheen criticized Lutnik for his 'they suck' comment about Canada's economic strategy, linking it to a 30% drop in Canadian tourism and negative impacts on US businesses, to which Lutnik became highly defensive.

Lutnik stated, 'I agreed and answered every question on that topic with this committee' (00:05:12) but hadn't responded to the follow-up letter. Senator Shaheen quoted Lutnik saying, 'They suck' about Canada's economic strategy (00:07:31) and highlighted a '30% drop in Canadian tourism' (00:07:15).

Health Department Secretary RFK Jr. faced scrutiny for claiming beef prices dropped 1% and that President Trump brought down grocery costs, directly contradicting Senator Hassan's data showing significant price increases (beef up 20%, bananas 7%, cheese 6%). He also denied past social media posts about high grocery prices. Later, he cited a 'CDC study' (Guyire) to argue that 20th-century mortality decline was due to hygiene, not vaccines, a claim that Senator Cassidy, a physician, clarified was a misinterpretation of the study's conclusions.

RFK Jr. stated, 'beef has dropped by 1% in the last quarter' (00:17:51) and 'President Trump actually brought down grocery costs' (00:19:00). Senator Hassan countered with 'beef prices are up 20%' (00:17:56). RFK Jr. cited 'Guyire 20 or 2000' (00:22:13) to claim 'almost none of it was attributable vaccination' (00:22:31), which Senator Cassidy later refuted (00:35:01).

RFK Jr. denied making statements about sending 'every black kid' to 'wellness farms' or to live and work on farms, despite Senator Alsa Brooks having a recording of his remarks. He also claimed unawareness of official HHS videos promoting him (e.g., with Kid Rock, as a WWE fighter) and stated he never discussed these 'vanity projects' with the president, despite them using government channels.

RFK Jr. said, 'I have no memory of saying anything like that' (00:24:21) when confronted with his 'every black kid' comments. He also stated, 'I didn't know about a number of those videos' (00:32:21) and 'I've never discussed it with the president' (00:33:12) regarding his self-promotional content.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright was questioned about rising energy costs, with gasoline prices at $4.44/gallon and electricity up 6.9%. He refused to guarantee that gas prices would drop to $3/gallon by year-end, blaming the Biden administration for high prices despite the current administration being Trump's. He also defended a budget that sought to eliminate weatherization assistance and state energy programs while requesting $7.4 billion for nuclear weapons.

Senator Murray cited gas prices at '$4.44' (00:25:16) and asked if Wright would 'guarantee that gas will go back to $3 again before the end of the year,' to which he replied, 'No one can offer guarantees about the future' (00:26:36).