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US treasury chief urged Trump not to host ‘Mr Bean on crack’ Zelenskyy, book says
The Guardian ^ | June 20, 2026

Posted on 06/21/2026 2:46:06 AM PDT by McGruff

Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, advised Donald Trump not to host Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, having called the Ukrainian president a “little f**ker”, a “special-needs child” and “Mr Bean on crack”, according to a new book.

The suggestion that a US cabinet official described a world leader in such terms is included in Regime Change, a blockbusting account of the second Trump administration by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, set to be published worldwide on Tuesday.

News of Bessent’s alleged remarks may embarrass the Trump administration, although the meeting that did take place on 28 February 2025 proved outright disastrous, as Trump and JD Vance blasted Zelenskyy for not being grateful for aid in his fight against Russian invaders, and for not wearing a suit.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: angryzeepers; fakenews; haberman; ismellbs; jonathanswan; maggiehaberman; mrbeanoncrack; newyorkslimes; putinthewarpig; rumormill; russiankeywordtroll; russiansuicide; swan; vladtheimploder

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1 posted on 06/21/2026 2:46:06 AM PDT by McGruff
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“Mr Bean on crack”

He may have been referring to Hunter Biden.....or not

2 posted on 06/21/2026 2:49:18 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (She's got freckles on her butt she is nice.)
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To: McGruff

It’s good Bessent is in the administration.


3 posted on 06/21/2026 2:49:20 AM PDT by yldstrk
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4 posted on 06/21/2026 2:50:41 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

NY Times and The Guardian. There’s some sterling sources of truth. Not.


5 posted on 06/21/2026 2:54:19 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: glorgau
You can bet the reports in that book are accurate.

I’m convinced that the source of information about the goings-on in the Trump administration reported by Maggie Haberman is Trump himself.

6 posted on 06/21/2026 3:03:55 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (If I leave here, it’s because I’m tired of arguing with geriatric parrots wearing MAGA hats.)
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To: McGruff

a blockbusting account of the second Trump administration by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan,>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Who would rrad their drivel? THe TDS retarded whackos who still subscribe to the Slimes and take it seriously?

I like Scott Bessant.

I have no problem with Bessant’s language.

The left hate Bessant because he is a pillar of strength for PDJT, and very effective in his portfolio, a sanctions genius.

KUDOS to Scott Bessant ! He is almost there....achieving an established Bessant Derangement Syndrome !

BESSANT FOR PRESIDENT !


7 posted on 06/21/2026 3:09:17 AM PDT by Candor7 ( Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=300</img><a href="">tag</a>))
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To: yldstrk

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan lie about everything, they are hardcore antiTrumpers and the book deal is a payoff from somebody.


8 posted on 06/21/2026 3:21:32 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: McGruff

This is a sample of her other reporting, for anyone who falls for the latest leftist spin on Bessant :

Haberman: Trump ‘seems to be leaning into racist statements’
The Hill ^ | 10/06/2022 | Jard Gans
Posted on 10/6/2022, 9:42:05 AM by ChicagoConservative27

New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman said former President Trump “seems to be leaning into racist statements” after his most recent attack on Elaine Chao, his former transportation secretary.

Haberman told CNN’s Don Lemon on Wednesday that Trump has been leaning into racist comments more “aggressively” since he left office, and she expects more of it to continue.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


9 posted on 06/21/2026 3:26:09 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: glorgau

“Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, “ lies oozing from their unauthorized traitors in the Aministartion. It’s time for another “suckers and losers” hoax I guess, be prepared.


10 posted on 06/21/2026 3:59:44 AM PDT by brookwood (First the left said it was OK to steal. Next they said it was OK to kill)
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To: Hot Tabasco
He may have been referring to Hunter Biden.....or not

Couldn't be.

Hunter is not smart enough to be funny.

Well, maybe when he was referring to Zelenskyy as a “special-needs child”.

11 posted on 06/21/2026 4:17:46 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminisheRs the human spirit.)
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To: McGruff

Wow..Bessent was spot on!!


12 posted on 06/21/2026 4:28:34 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: McGruff

What Bessent may or may not have said about The liddle tin pot dictator in Ukraine is true!


13 posted on 06/21/2026 4:35:28 AM PDT by Lopeover (No Kings, no Mullahs, no Communists, NO TYRANNY! )
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To: McGruff

Haberman is a HACK!! I wouldn’t believe a word she said or wrote!


14 posted on 06/21/2026 4:38:01 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: McGruff

Interesting and very observant.

But Zelensky is Winston Churchill. /s


15 posted on 06/21/2026 4:44:43 AM PDT by dforest
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Bessent is an ass, said Trump and Soros were the same "animal".

Most embarrassing for Bessent, however, may be his reported view of Trump himself, whom he is said to have compared to perhaps the greatest progressive boogeyman in many Republican minds.

Bessent told associates “Trump reminded him … of his old boss, the legendary investor and major Democratic donor George Soros”, according to the book. “‘They are the same animal,’ Bessent said.”

16 posted on 06/21/2026 4:52:57 AM PDT by tlozo (“Russia war-Either money today or blood tomorrow," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk )
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I like Scott Bessant.

Really? Bessent told associates “Trump reminded him … of his old boss, the legendary investor and major Democratic donor George Soros”, according to the book. “‘They are the same animal,’ Bessent said.”

17 posted on 06/21/2026 4:54:53 AM PDT by tlozo (“Russia war-Either money today or blood tomorrow," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk )
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To: Candor7
BESSANT FOR PRESIDENT !

LOL, you are for a gay president? Okay

Scott Bessent is openly gay and serves as the 79th United States Secretary of the Treasury. He is the first openly gay person to lead the U.S. Treasury and the first openly LGBTQ Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration

Marriage and Family: Bessent married his husband, former New York City prosecuting attorney John Freeman, in 2011. The couple shares two children, born via surrogacy, and resides in South Carolina.

18 posted on 06/21/2026 4:58:44 AM PDT by tlozo (“Russia war-Either money today or blood tomorrow," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk )
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To: McGruff

Bessent may kick his ass. But lately I kind of like the President of Ukraine for his beautiful Mushrooms over Moscow exhibit. Very nice.


19 posted on 06/21/2026 5:05:20 AM PDT by caddie (Going forward we all need to become Trump, and also Captain Obvious, and Charlie Kirk too. )
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To: McGruff
Billionaire Scott Bessent is poised to break ground as America's first openly-gay Treasury Secretary. Bessent, 63, primarily lives in Charleston, South Carolina with his husband, John Freeman, and two children. (Pictured: Bessent (left) with Freeman in New York, 2014)


20 posted on 06/21/2026 5:12:20 AM PDT by tlozo (“Russia war-Either money today or blood tomorrow," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk )
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