Coverage dated January 20, 2026

‘Patrick Bateman Meets Sparkle Beach Ken’: Scott Bessent Delivers Sassy Retort To Gavin Newsom

Headline from The Daily Caller

Scott Bessent slammed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, describing the potential 2028 presidential candidate as “self-absorbed” and “economically illiterate.”

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  1. The Daily Caller

    ‘Patrick Bateman Meets Sparkle Beach Ken’: Scott Bessent Delivers Sassy Retort To Gavin Newsom (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Scott Bessent slammed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, describing the potential 2028 presidential candidate as “self-absorbed” and “economically illiterate.”

  2. Legal Insurrection

    Bessent Mocks Newsom: 'Patrick Bateman Meets Sparkle Beach Ken' is Economically 'Illiterate' (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    "He's here this week with his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros, and Davos is a perfect place for a man who, when everyone else is on lockdown, when he was having people arrested for going to church."

  3. Fox News

    Bessent mocks Newsom at Davos as 'Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom's economic policies at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

  4. Washington Examiner

    'Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken' turns Davos into Newsom show (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Gov. Gavin Newsom is using Davos to insert himself into international political conversations that resemble a shadow presidency.

  5. RedState

    Watch: Bessent Eviscerates Newsom in Savage Davos Take-Down – 'Patrick Bateman Meets Sparkle Beach Ken' (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Bessent critiques Newsom at Davos, calling him economically illiterate and mocking his elite connections.

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