The MeidasTouch Podcast

Bessent’s Past Failures Resurface as Trump’s Economic Strategy Falters

August 24, 2026·27 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is positioning the U.S. for an 'economic D-Day' against Iran, but his credibility collapses under scrutiny of his failed financial career and incoherent rhetoric. The episode exposes how a serial loser in finance—whose funds imploded repeatedly—has been el

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Scott BessentGeorge SorosWang YiDonald Trump

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Soros FundFinancial Times

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EconomicsFinancial IndependenceForeign PolicyInvestigative JournalismMacroeconomicsPolitical NewsUs Politics

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