https://freerepublic.com/tag/mrbeanoncrackdude/ en-us Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:46:06 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384771/posts 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... The Guardian https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4384771/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:46:06 GMT