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flag Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused ABC’s George Stephanopoulos of hypocrisy over past remarks labeling Republicans as terrorists during the 1995–96 shutdown, citing a 2000 interview.

flag Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on “This Week,” accusing him of hypocrisy over past remarks during the 1995–96 government shutdowns, when Stephanopoulos, as a Clinton adviser, helped label Republicans as “basically terrorists.” Bessent cited a 2000 PBS interview where Stephanopoulos admitted to framing Republicans as extremists, arguing that five moderate Democratic senators could end the current shutdown by supporting a clean funding bill. flag Stephanopoulos disputed the characterization, calling it a misrepresentation of history, while Bessent emphasized Democratic Senate inaction despite a House-passed funding measure. flag The exchange highlighted tensions over media bias and political accountability in covering the ongoing shutdown.

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