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Scott Bessent Mocks Elizabeth Warren’s Microscopic Native American Heritage in ‘Snarky’ Letter

Mediaite and Red State describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Scott Bessent Mocks Elizabeth Warren’s Microscopic Native American Heritage in ‘Snarky’ Letter.
The headline split Mediaite frames it as "Scott Bessent Mocks Elizabeth Warren’s Microscopic Native American Heritage in ‘Snarky’ L...". RedState frames it as "Bessent Goes Beast Mode on Elizabeth Warren in Letter That's Pure Gold — Especially the N...".
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Right / center-rightBessent Goes Beast Mode on Elizabeth Warren in Letter That's Pure Gold — Especially the Note at End

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RedStateNews report · Oct 11, 12:55 AM

Bessent Goes Beast Mode on Elizabeth Warren in Letter That's Pure Gold — Especially the Note at End

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MediaiteNews report · Oct 11, 12:08 AM

Scott Bessent Mocks Elizabeth Warren’s Microscopic Native American Heritage in ‘Snarky’ Letter

In a Saturday letter first obtained by Fox Business that was "snarky at times," Scott Bessent wished Sen. Elizabeth Warren a "Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day" The post Scott Bessent Mocks Eli...

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Oct 11, 12:08 AM: Mediaite joined the source map.

Oct 11, 12:55 AM: RedState joined the source map.

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