Overview
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent posted an illustration of Sen. Elizabeth Warren styled as Eva Perón and urged her to “get off the balcony” and vote to reopen the government.
- The image was reported as AI-generated as Bessent accused Warren of wasting taxpayers’ money and the nation’s time during the shutdown.
- The clash follows Warren’s push for oversight of the Argentina package, including letters to the Managed Funds Association and a bill to curb ESF use for the rescue.
- In a recent letter to Warren, Bessent defended deploying the ESF as support for a key ally and as necessary for national security and global financial stability.
- Bessent also criticized Warren for voting against paying federal workers and for pressuring large banks, a tone news outlets characterized as a fresh escalation in the weeks-long standoff.