"we're the strongest country in the world. Europeans project weakness. The US projects strength." Scott Bessent

[Swede]

These guys are truly sickening.

Bessent on Greenland: "Peace through strength. Make it part of the US and there will not be a conflict because the US right now, we're the hottest country in the world, we're the strongest country in the world. Europeans project weakness. The US projects strength."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-18T14:23:46.057Z

[dhol82]

1. 1984. Could he be anymore blatant?

Never fear, the Ministry of Truth is on you side!

[odins folly]

2. WTF does "hottest country"

Even mean???

Is the U.S. some kind of woman that shitbag wants to grab???

Fuck these people…..

[paleotn]

7. Feeding more bullshit to the morons.

[allegorical oracle]

8. TSF said that was the Saudi (suck-up) description of the U.S. Thought "hot" went out of

style in the 70s. However, given that drumpf is stuck in a time warp....

And Bessent is a putz who seems overly impressed with himself.

[Kid Berwyn]

3. How many chin-ups can you do, Bessent?

Do weaklings deserve dinner, Bessent?

[BeyondGeography]

4. Doing Putin's bidding while pretending to care about national security

These guys are nauseating.

[Blues Heron]

5. Shut up piggy

[paleotn]

6. Saying it doesn't make it true you toadie fuck.

In reality we're a mess no one wants to deal with or do business with. And you know what? They don't have to. We're being walled off like a cyst. Stripped of the AI fiasco, our economy is in or near recession.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm24k6kk1rko

China's human rights record? What out ours?!

[Tadpole Raisin]

9. The U. S. A. projects asshole-ish thuggery.

Threats, intimidation, destruction of people and places, all in the name of power.

As a an important person and ‘leader,’ the madman’s motto is:

When climbing the ladder of success, step on all the hands of others trying to climb the ladder and kick them off if they don’t take the hint.

I like leaders who reach down to lift people up, not those who kick others until they comply.

[Solly Mack]

10. Trump is burning America down. Fires are hot.

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Is that why the dollar is dropping so fast?