Which is weirder, the fact that the president just suggested he might use a military intervention to stabilize the bond market, or the fact that almost no one seemed to notice?

When I say no one, obviously I don't mean social media, where for every event you can find someone who made a note of it.Reporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.? Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.[image or embed]— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) August 21, 2026 at 2:26 PMSome of the commenters reading just the tweet assumed that the president was confused and thought the reporter was talking about something else, but based on the entire exchange, it is obvious he was talking about Secretary Bessent's recent failed attempts to stabilize the bond market. (Also note the characteristic way that Trump throws his underling under the bus, before the obligatory "I have total faith in the guy.")From Mediaite:Taking questions on the tarmac before boarding Air Force One on Friday afternoon, Trump was asked by a reporter whether he had directed Bessent to intervene…