Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged Wednesday that he threatened to “kick ass” during a heated confrontation last year, while firmly denying reports that he threatened to punch the now-acting Director of National Intelligence “in the face.”
The unusual exchange emerged during a Senate Finance Committee hearing, where Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) pressed Bessent about reports surrounding a confrontation between the two Trump administration officials during the summer of 2025.
According to Bessent, one key detail in the widely circulated account was inaccurate.
Seijah Drake was born in Boston, MA, where she developed a penchant for writing early on and a passion for politics in college. After college she worked briefly for a conservative media in New York before relocating to the Greater D.C. Area to pursue a career in political marketing. She now resides in the free state of Florida.
ANALYSIS – Outraged Americans have recently witnessed anti-American, pro-Hamas “terrorists” replace the American flag with Palestinian flags during occupations of various university campuses across the country.
Even Democrats are angry. New York City major Eric Adams said it was “despicable” that U.S. schools would allow another country’s flag to fly on their campuses.
Adams also defended the New York Police Department (NYPD) after hundreds of officers in riot gear broke up pro-Hamas protests on Columbia University’s campus.
After clearing the protesters, NYPD also dramatically removed the foreign Palestinian flag at City College, throwing it to the ground, and replaced it with Old Glory as seen in the video below.
“An incredible scene and proud moment as we have assisted @CityCollegeNY in restoring order on campus, culminating in raising Old Glory once again on their campus flagpole.”
Police officers at University of North Carolina (UNC) also raised Old Glory over the campus after radicals replaced it with Palestinian flag.
Meanwhile, some patriotic American students have taken matters into their own hands defending the flag of our country.
The UNC chancellor also took down the Palestinian flag and re-flew the U.S. flag as Pi Kappa Phi, and other fraternity members then protected the flagpole. After their actions, a GoFundMe page raised more than $260,000 for the fraternity brothers.
“Commie losers across the country have invaded college campuses to make dumb demands of weak University Administrators,” the GoFundMe page said. “But amidst the chaos, the screaming, the antisemitism, the hatred of faith and flag, stood a platoon of American heroes… [who] protected Old Glory from the unwashed Marxist horde.”
Among the donors to this great cause, billionaire Bill Ackman. “William Ackman” gifted UNC-Chapel Hill’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity $10,000 for protecting the Star-Spangled Banner…”
I’ve made contact with the Patriots at UNC! Working on a date to have a massive event to celebrate our flag and those who love her. I’ll keep ya’ll posted! Let’s call it #Flagstock 🇺🇸 Can you make Flagstock trend? LESSGO!
(Thread) Yesterday, my fraternity brother @estradguillermo and I were photographed holding up the American flag in the Quad of UNC-Chapel Hill during the protests. Since then, these images have spread, receiving media coverage nationwide. pic.twitter.com/3HjaSXGiCL
Enduring insults, middle fingers and flying water bottles, about a dozen fraternity brothers stood their ground around the American flag at the University of North Carolina on Tuesday.
“These people wanted to tear down the flag, and we were there to protect it,” Pi Kappa Phi member Brendan Rosenblum told NewsNation’s “On Balance.” “Me and my friends did not allow that to happen.”
When Roberts left and protesters tried again to take down the American flag, Rosenblum, some of his fraternity brothers and other students stepped in. They surrounded the flagpole, and kept the big flag from touching the ground. Rosenblum also held an Israeli flag.
At Harvard University protesters raised a Palestinian flag briefly, over the weekend, before it was taken down by university staff. A spokesperson for Harvard said that those involved “will be subject to disciplinary action.”
This also occurred at UCLA in southern California.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Liberty Defense News. As a Marine Corps officer, he led Marines, served aboard ships in the Pacific and jumped from helicopters and airplanes. He was also a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at U.S. embassies worldwide. He later ran for state and federal office, taught political science, wrote for the editorial board of a major newspaper and had his own radio show. A graduate of Georgetown, London and Cambridge universities, he brings decades of experience and insight to the issues that most threaten our American liberty – at home and from abroad. To read more go to: paulcrespo.com.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged Wednesday that he threatened to “kick ass” during a heated confrontation last year, while firmly denying reports that he threatened to punch the now-acting Director of National Intelligence “in the face.”
The unusual exchange emerged during a Senate Finance Committee hearing, where Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) pressed Bessent about reports surrounding a confrontation between the two Trump administration officials during the summer of 2025.
According to Bessent, one key detail in the widely circulated account was inaccurate.
While he denied threatening.
Seijah Drake
Seijah Drake was born in Boston, MA, where she developed a penchant for writing early on and a passion for politics in college. After college she worked briefly for a conservative media in New York before relocating to the Greater D.C. Area to pursue a career in political marketing. She now resides in the free state of Florida.
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ANALYSIS – Outraged Americans have recently witnessed anti-American, pro-Hamas “terrorists” replace the American flag with Palestinian flags during occupations of various university campuses across the country.
These radicals have also defaced statues of George Washington in Washington, D.C. This, at George Washington University (GW). (RELATED: UCLA Students Clash After Video Allegedly Shows Jewish Girl Beaten Unconscious)
Even Democrats are angry. New York City major Eric Adams said it was “despicable” that U.S. schools would allow another country’s flag to fly on their campuses.
Adams also defended the New York Police Department (NYPD) after hundreds of officers in riot gear broke up pro-Hamas protests on Columbia University’s campus.
After clearing the protesters, NYPD also dramatically removed the foreign Palestinian flag at City College, throwing it to the ground, and replaced it with Old Glory as seen in the video below.
“An incredible scene and proud moment as we have assisted @CityCollegeNY in restoring order on campus, culminating in raising Old Glory once again on their campus flagpole.”
Police officers at University of North Carolina (UNC) also raised Old Glory over the campus after radicals replaced it with Palestinian flag.
Meanwhile, some patriotic American students have taken matters into their own hands defending the flag of our country.
The UNC chancellor also took down the Palestinian flag and re-flew the U.S. flag as Pi Kappa Phi, and other fraternity members then protected the flagpole. After their actions, a GoFundMe page raised more than $260,000 for the fraternity brothers.
“Commie losers across the country have invaded college campuses to make dumb demands of weak University Administrators,” the GoFundMe page said. “But amidst the chaos, the screaming, the antisemitism, the hatred of faith and flag, stood a platoon of American heroes… [who] protected Old Glory from the unwashed Marxist horde.”
Among the donors to this great cause, billionaire Bill Ackman. “William Ackman” gifted UNC-Chapel Hill’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity $10,000 for protecting the Star-Spangled Banner…”
Country singer John Rich also celebrated the patriotic students:
As News Nation reported:
Fox News reported that a North Carolina-Chapel Hill student said he would have protected the American flag with his “dead body,'” adding: “They’re going to have to tear me off. this flag.” (RELATED: ‘Numerous’ Police Officers Struck By Gunfire In Crime Scene Standoff)
At Harvard University protesters raised a Palestinian flag briefly, over the weekend, before it was taken down by university staff. A spokesperson for Harvard said that those involved “will be subject to disciplinary action.”
This also occurred at UCLA in southern California.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Liberty Defense News. As a Marine Corps officer, he led Marines, served aboard ships in the Pacific and jumped from helicopters and airplanes. He was also a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at U.S. embassies worldwide. He later ran for state and federal office, taught political science, wrote for the editorial board of a major newspaper and had his own radio show. A graduate of Georgetown, London and Cambridge universities, he brings decades of experience and insight to the issues that most threaten our American liberty – at home and from abroad. To read more go to: paulcrespo.com.
Paul Crespo
Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Liberty Defense News. As a Marine Corps officer, he led Marines, served aboard ships in the Pacific and jumped from helicopters and airplanes. He was also a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at U.S. embassies worldwide. He later ran for state and federal office, taught political science, wrote for the editorial board of a major newspaper and had his own radio show. A graduate of Georgetown, London and Cambridge universities, he brings decades of experience and insight to the issues that most threaten our American liberty – at home and from abroad. To read more go to: paulcrespo.com.
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