Treasury Secretary Mocked for Proposing to Raise the Debt Ceiling Without Using 'Any Gimmicks': 'Printing Money IS the Gimmick'

Scott Bessent asserted the Trump administration will not default on its debts despite the treasury potentially running out of money in July. (Credit: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was mocked online after testifying before a House appropriations subcommittee that the Trump administration plans to raise the debt ceiling without relying on "any gimmicks."

"The United States government will never default," Bessent asserted during a Tuesday hearing. "We will raise the debt ceiling, and treasury will not use any gimmicks."