Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday defended strikes on Iran’s infrastructure since the U.S. and Israel began their joint war against the country in February, saying “sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate.”
His comments came just hours after President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he was giving Iranian leadership 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz or risk U.S. military strikes that “will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!”
Bessent defended Trump’s rhetoric, saying it’s “the only language the Iranians understand.”
Just admit it. You have no fucking clue what you’re doing.
Admit you are wrong. Rotfl. Instant exile in Trumps eyes.
Or saying
I bet it’s difficult for him to speak with Trump’s balls in his mouth…
It’s not like military operations are supposed to be the Treasury Secretary’s area of expertise. He should probably just keep his mouth shut.
Financial matters aren’t his area of expertise either. He’s just a brainless pro-Russian Trump lackey.