great to see mickey drexler. that's it for us. mixed market today. lauren: hello, folks.yman scott bessent joined the ship and

great to see mickey drexler. that's it for us. mixed market today. lauren: hello, folks. welcome to kudlow. i'm larry kudlow. treasuryman scott bessent joined the ship and they don't like trump oligarch and senator rand paul here to cut spending and senator mark wayne mullins on democrat policy and first up grady trimble live in washington where he's probably freezing. grady, what's cooking? reporter: the treasury department and scott bessent fending off and trump's plans to implement tariffs and cut government spending and make the 2017 tax cuts permanent. >> if we do not renew and extend then we will be facing an economic calamity and as always, with financial instability, that falls on the middle and working class people. reporter: democrats are accusing bessent for middle and working class but for the wealthy specifically going after some of trump's guests at inauguration. >> three people on top, mr. musk, mr. bezos and mr. zuckerberg worth almost a trillion dollars, more than half of the bottom of our society. s. >> the three billionaires that you list that had all m