Scott Bessent grilled after giving wild reason for soaring beef prices in US: 'Cows climbing over Trump’s wall'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attributed rising US beef prices to an alleged "invasion of cows" across the southern border, claiming migrants brought livestock and a disease. However, there is no credible evidence linking migrant-transported livestock to domestic beef prices, with experts citing supply chain and economic factors as primary drivers.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attributed rising US beef prices to an alleged "invasion of cows" across the southern border, claiming migrants brought livestock and a disease. However, there is no credible evidence linking migrant-transported livestock to domestic beef prices, with experts citing supply chain and economic factors as primary drivers.
