SCOTT BESSENT SAYS BEEF PRICES ARE UP BECAUSE SOUTH AMERICAN MIGRANTS… BROUGHT THEIR CATTLE ACROSS THE BORDER?! Twitter froze for three seconds and then exploded as two scholars hit back with America’s favorite weapon: BRUTAL SARCASM.“Right, they carried their cows over the wall, dug tunnels, stole every job, took all the healthcare, used all the benefits, and bought every house. Anything else?” 👉 This troll had the entire timeline laughing — click to see the full exchange..,.⤵️

It started like any other morning — until Scott Bessent, a former hedge fund executive and conservative commentator, went on live TV and dropped one of the wildest takes of the week:

> “Beef prices are skyrocketing because South American migrants are bringing their cattle across the border.”

Yes, you read that right.

For three whole seconds, Twitter froze. And then — absolute chaos. 💀

Two economic scholars instantly fired back with what can only be described as Harvard-level sarcasm meets stand-up comedy.

> “Right, they carried their cows over the wall, dug tunnels, stole every job, took all the healthcare, used all the benefits, and bought every house. Anything else?”

The reply spread like wildfire. Within minutes, timelines were flooded with memes of cows in sunglasses crossing deserts, cattle passports stamped “U.S. ENTRY APPROVED,” and people asking if Border Patrol now needs a “moo detector.”

By noon, #CowGate and #MigrantCattle were trending nationwide. 🐮💬

One user joked:

> “Somewhere in Texas, a Border Patrol agent just pulled over a suspicious herd asking for ID.”

Another added:

> “So THAT’S why Chick-fil-A is out of nuggets!”

As laughter took over the internet, even economists joined the fun — pointing out that beef prices are actually driven by droughts, feed costs, and supply chain issues… not cows sneaking across the border.

But the damage (and the comedy) was done. Twitter — sorry, X — had found its newest meme moment.