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Book alleges Treasury chief urged Trump to deny Zelensky

Published 22 June 2026

A new book detailing the early months of the second Trump administration alleges that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent lobbied President Donald Trump to deny Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a White House meeting, while privately describing the wartime leader with a series of derogatory slurs.

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