[kashunstva]

Bessent is really smart? It’s possible he may be; but he communicates so poorly, that unless you knew anything of his background (I do not.) then it would be hard to assess. If he understands anything about monetary policy, apart from personal enrichment - which of course is a given in this administration, one couldn’t discern that from his public utterances.

[cmrdporcupine]

I'd say it's not ... smart about economics. No, he clearly is not. He's a blunt ideological tool for a kleptocracy.

More smart about politics and power in the Machiavellian sense.