Forced to relocate, a cabinet official laid into the “highly irresponsible” outlet he faults for death threats while teasing out a four-letter message for the responsible regime.
As conflict with Iran continued, President Donald Trump hasn’t been alone in receiving threats from the assassination-scheming Islamist regime. Much like Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, threats tied to the Middle East found an undeterred Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moving to a military base as he declared “‘F’ the Iranian leadership.”
The topic was the lead-off of a conversation with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” co-hosts, Joe Kernen and Rebecca Quick, on Friday, where the Trump official said of death threats against himself and other cabinet members, “I’m not gonna be cowered.”
“Why am I gonna be afraid when the brave military personnel in the Gulf, President Trump constantly receives death threats and what we are doing is working, and the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), they’re like a dangerous, cornered animal,” added the secretary.
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just said “F THE IRANIAN LEADERSHIP” and that he had to move to a military base because the WSJ published his HOUSE ONLINE
“One of the reasons I had to move is because the WSJ printed a PHOTO OF MY HOUSE the DAY I bought it that has GEO-LOCATE on it! In a highly irresponsible way, the editor, we PLEADED with her NOT to print the location of my house, she DID ANYWAY.” 😡
“We’re NOT gonna be cowered…the IRGC are like a dangerous, cornered animal.”
“I followed Secret Service instructions and moved from my home to a military base.”
Pray for Secretary Bessent! 🙏🏻
The Journal ran an AERIAL VIEW of his $12.5 million home back in 2025
Bessent has led Operation Economic Outcast since August, the sanctions campaign CRUSHING Iran’s economy, which made him a top Iranian target
This week the DOJ indicted three Iranian nationals tied to nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks across Europe and the U.S.
Rubio and Miller had to move too.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 13, 2026
“I followed Secret Service instructions and have moved from my home to a military base,” explained Bessent, a fact reported on by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
In that report, the newspaper detailed, “Bessent has spearheaded the Trump administration’s economic pressure campaign against the Iranian regime, warning countries and companies not to do business with Tehran in an effort to isolate and further squeeze it.”
“The Treasury Department has also intensified sanctions against Iran to weaken its economy, running in tandem with the military conflict that President Trump launched earlier this year to keep the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon,” furthered the Journal.
While the outlet indicated that the Treasury Department did not respond to comment, it also didn’t share a pertinent detail about previous reporting that Bessent argued was part of the reason he was forced out of his home to a military base.
“One of the reasons I had to move is because the Wall Street Journal printed a photo of my house the day I bought it that has geolocate on it,” he told Kernen. “And in a highly irresponsible way, the editor, we pleaded with her not to print the location of my house, but she did anyway.”
Shortly after his January 2025 confirmation, the Journal reported on Bessent’s purchase of a Washington, D.C. mansion for $12.5 million.
Exclusive: Days after his Senate confirmation, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has paid $12.5 million for a historic mansion in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/KhI0cJoeJv
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 31, 2025
In addition to the secretary’s conclusion about the reporting amid his bravado in the face of death threats, reactions on social media sought consequences for the newspaper’s coverage.
While some suggested a lawsuit, others wondered if the Journal could be held accountable for “aiding and abetting the enemy,” as one user suggested, “The WSJ should have to reimburse the taxpayers for the move and any extra base security our military has to provide to Scott Bessent’s family. The WSJ should be held accountable.”
@toddmacpherson @EricLDaugh Iria atrás deles por conspiração e traição a pátria.
— Salome (@Salome74003408) November 13, 2026
@WAServers @EricLDaugh Traitors to this country
— Ron Borkowski (@ronbski3) November 13, 2026
@BluVirginiaMAGA @EricLDaugh Sue the WSJ to bankrupcy
— Isabelle (@Isabelle432Hz) November 13, 2026
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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