Bisent confronts Europe with the numbers... Has the era of "social services" at Washington's expense come to an end?

Bisent confronts Europe with the numbers... Has the era of "social services" at Washington's expense come to an end?

Amid the in-depth economic discussions at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bisnett's remarks stood out as a clear declaration of a new phase of "economic nationalism" and geopolitical confrontation. Bisnett, considered the architect of fiscal policy in the Trump administration, didn't just talk about budgets; he outlined a defensive economic strategy aimed at disengaging strategically from adversaries and securing supply chains whose deadly fragility was exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Harsh "Rehearsal" for Tomorrow's War In a striking analysis, Scott Bisnett argued in his interview with Fox Business that the COVID-19 pandemic, despite its tragedies, provided a "strategic service" to Washington. It served as a practical simulation of what could happen to the US economy if the supply of vital goods were disrupted by an actual military conflict. The Secretary explained that the pandemic…