财政部长斯考特·贝森(Scott Bessent)指控ABC的乔治·斯泰潘诺普洛斯(George Stephanopoulos)对过去在1995-96年关闭期间将共和党称为恐怖分子的言论虚伪, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused ABC’s George Stephanopoulos of hypocrisy over past remarks labeling Republicans as terrorists during the 1995–96 shutdown, citing a 2000 interview.

财政部长斯科特·贝森特在"本周"上对ABC的乔治·斯蒂芬诺普洛斯进行了对峙,指责他在1995年96年政府关闭期间的过去言论中伪善,当时斯蒂芬诺普洛斯作为克林顿的顾问帮助将共和党人标记为"基本上是恐怖分子".贝森特引用了2000年PBS的采访,斯蒂芬诺普洛斯承认将共和党人定为极端分子,认为五名温和的民主党参议员可以通过支持清洁资金法案来结束目前的关闭. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on “This Week,” accusing him of hypocrisy over past remarks during the 1995–96 government shutdowns, when Stephanopoulos, as a Clinton adviser, helped label Republicans as “basically terrorists.” Bessent cited a 2000 PBS interview where Stephanopoulos admitted to framing Republicans as extremists, arguing that five moderate Democratic senators could end the current shutdown by supporting a clean funding bill. Stephanopoulos质疑这一定性,称其为对历史的曲解,而Bessent则强调民主参议院不顾众议院通过的供资措施而无所作为。 Stephanopoulos disputed the characterization, calling it a misrepresentation of history, while Bessent emphasized Democratic Senate inaction despite a House-passed funding measure. 这次交流凸显了媒体偏见和政治问责在报道正在进行的停业方面的紧张关系。 The exchange highlighted tensions over media bias and political accountability in covering the ongoing shutdown.