Bessent Defends Trump Over Mueller Death Remark

0:00It's March 23rd. Welcome to Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI and packed with headlines. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besan appeared on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, March 22nd, and refused to criticize President Donald. Trump's social media posts celebrating the death of former FBI director and special counsel, Robert Mueller. Mueller, an 81-year-old Vietnam war veteran who earned a bronze star and purple heart, passed away recently. Trump had posted on Truth Social that he was glad Mueller was dead because he could no longer harm innocent people. During the interview, host Kristen Welker repeatedly asked if it was appropriate for the president to rejoice over a decorated veteran's death. Besan's side stepped the question each time, instead calling for empathy toward Trump and his family over past federal investigations. Those probes included Mueller's own special counsel work into Russian election interference, though Besan specifically mentioned the 20. 22 FBI search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, which Mueller had no role in.

1:02He described watching footage of the raid with Trump and seeing the pain it caused. Former White House counsel Ty Cobb, Slam Trump's comment is coming from a demented narcissist and called out cabinet officials like Besan for. Their weak defenses. Cobb labeled their responses cowardly in the face of such inflammatory rhetoric. The exchange highlights ongoing tensions from years of legal battles, leaving many to question where the line sits between personal grudges and presidential decorum.