CBS host Margaret Brennan was quick to remind Scott Bessent that he isn’t exactly salt of the earth after he once again claimed to run a soybean farm.

The awkward moment came during a discussion of farmers’ woes on Face the Nation Sunday, during which Bessent claimed to “run a soybean farm”—backtracking seconds later to admit he had to divest his holdings due to an ethics conflict.

Speaking to Bessent, 63, whose estimated net worth sits at around $600 million according to Forbes, about the “pinch” American farmers are feeling due to lower profit margins and a lack of market, Brennan, 45, seemed shocked to be told that such issues weren’t a problem “anymore.”

“Well, the agricultural secretary just said that the president is going to announce a bridge payment for farmers this week to give

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