I LOVE ME A WORD SALAD, YUM!

Scott Bessent

What? What the hell did he say? This guy's tires were spinning and spinning, blah blah blah, spin, spin. This is the answer from the Treasury Secretary of the United States, and he sounded like a man trapped in a corner trying to escape. I love me a word salad every now and then, but this one? My goodness! 😮🙀😮

It was the kind of answer that makes you pause and think: Does this guy even believe what he’s saying? Obviously not! Deep down, Bessent knows the whole strategy is off track. But like any good soldier in Trump’s administration, he also knows that saying that out loud would get him booted faster than you can say “tariff war.” So instead, he does what many politicians do when the truth is too inconvenient, a strategy learned from his master; deny and deny, repeats vague phrases, avoid a clear stance, and hope nobody asks a follow-up. 

Good dog! 🐶🐕‍🦺🐶

But we should ask follow-ups. Because the idea of dragging the U.S. economy back to the golden days of 1980s-style manufacturing isn’t just wishful thinking, it’s a stupid ass economic strategy. It doesn’t match reality. Automation has taken over factories, global supply chains are deeply interconnected, and the future isn't about steel and coal, it’s about clean energy, advanced tech, and smart logistics. This “bring back the old jobs” approach is like trying to fix your smartphone with a hammer. It’s noisy, impressive-looking, and dumb. 😋🫠😋

What’s worse is that this kind of thinking leads to the very chaos we’ve seen recently: trade wars that hurt farmers, higher prices on consumer goods, jittery markets, and allies scratching their heads wondering what America’s long-term plan even is. Long term? What is that? ❓🤔❓

Not only that, what about the trust that’s been lost along the way? If you think Canada will ever be our best friend again after all the attacks, or Mexico, or Europe, well, you probably still believe in Santa Claus. These countries, for better or worse, will move on and try - slowly but surely, because it’s human nature - to find and strengthen financial ties with other parts of the world. They will not do it all at once, quickly. They will take their time. And when they do, they’ll all leave America behind. 👋🏾👋🏼👋

Bennet is stuck trying to sell a story no one believes anymore, not even the people telling it. “We’re going to rebalance trade,” he says, as if repeating the word “rebalance” makes it happen. Meanwhile, China continues playing a long game, quietly investing in infrastructure, technology, and global partnerships, while we fumble with tariffs and tweetstorms.

This isn't a strategy. It’s spin. And we´ll just keep on spinning in circles like a gold old 7-inch vinyl record, while the rest of the world keeps moving forward.

Oh well. Like Mr. Dick Marcinko used to say, ´doom on you mother efer!´

Thanks for reading. Abrazos.

Diego Rojas