Treasury Secretary Falters as Democratic Lawmaker Asks Who Pays Tariffs: 'It's a Very Complicated Question'

Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) [left] questioned US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent [right] during a Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on "Oversight Hearing of the US Department of the Treasury." (Credit: Daniel Boczarski; Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

During a congressional hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) was clearly unsatisfied with the stumbling response from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent when asked who pays tariffs.

Bessent stammered, eventually telling Pocan, "It's a very complicated question."