“Each day Present” correspondent Desi Lydic on Wednesday clowned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after he defended President Donald Trump’s feedback that kids may should dwell with fewer dolls because of his tariffs.
Bessent — in a Fox Information look on Tuesday — mentioned he would reassure somewhat lady with two dolls as an alternative of 30 that she’ll have a “higher life” than her mother and father and may have “financial freedom” due to the president.
“Sure, if there’s one factor kids love, it’s the idea of financial freedom,” Lydic quipped.
She added that it’s “very clear” that Bessent was by no means somewhat lady, as they might “by no means be on board” with affording fewer toys.
Lydic, doing an impression of somewhat lady, declared, “I don’t need that stuff, I would like Barbies. You possibly can’t make financial freedom scissor one another.”
She later recognized the “one job” Bessent could be “even worse” at: impersonating Santa Claus.
Moments earlier, Lydic famous that Trump’s doll instance wasn’t hypothetical. Mattel — the maker of Barbies and different fashionable toys — introduced this week it could increase costs on choose merchandise to offset greater prices tied to Trump’s tariffs.
“Sure, they’re elevating costs on Barbie, even she has to chop again. She needed to transfer out of Barbie’s Dreamhouse and into Barbie’s dream studio condo with two roommates,” Lydic quipped.
“Her pink convertible is now a 2007 Toyota Tercel, it’s very unhappy. Come on, don’t make Barbie tighten her belt much more, she solely has a one-inch waist.”
Watch extra of Lydic’s Wednesday monologue on “The Each day Present.”