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Trump Goon’s Furious Attack on Key Ally Immediately Backfires
May 5, 2026
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Nathan Howard / Nathan Howard/ReutersTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent was berated by his British counterpart, U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves, during a confrontation over her sharp criticism of the war in Iran, according to a report. The pair got into a heated exchange while Reeves was in Washington, D.C., in April to attend the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Speaking at CNBC’s Invest in America forum, Reeves blasted Donald Trump’s war in Iran as a “mistake” with no clear objectives or endgame.
She also dismissed the idea that the Middle East conflict means “we are safer today than we were a few weeks ago.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
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