Bessent blasts newspaper editor over 'reckless journalism' after Iran threats force move to military base
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused the WSJ's editor-in-chief of "reckless journalism" for authorizing a photograph of his Washington, D.C., home that he said exposed its location.During an appearance on "Sunday Morning Futures," Bessent declined to say whether he had faced an assassination attempt but said the threats were serious enough to force his family to relocate to a military base.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gestures while speaking at the U.S.-China Relations Gala Dinner on Nov.10, 2026, in New York.
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)"Obviously, it's a high threat level for us to move," he told Larry Kudlow."And sadly, one of the reasons we had to move is because Emma Tucker, the news editor at The Wall Street Journal, authorized a photo of our house the day we bought it that had a geolocate on it.
And so you can go on the Internet and see our beautiful residence [where] we made our home here in D.C.because of reckless journalism."TRUMP'S TOP OFFICIALS RETREAT BEHIND MILITARY GATES AS EX-FBI DEPUTY POINTS TO WHAT'S FUELING THREATSThreats against Bessent had reached "more than an advanced stage" amid reported Iranian assassination threats, a senior administration official told Fox News Digital.Threats against top Trump officials have prompted several high-ranking members of the administration and their families to move to military bases for protection.
(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Bessent is the latest senior administration official to relocate to a military installation, joining a growing number of top Trump officials living behind military gates as federal authorities confront security threats that extend well beyond the White House.ANOTHER TRUMP HEAVYWEIGHT REVEALED TO BE LIVING ON MILITARY BASE AS CABINET ROSTER GROWSSecretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth have reportedly taken up residence at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., while White House chief of staff Stephen Miller and other administration officials have moved to mil...