Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss said she did not have time to listen to President Biden’s comments about her budget being a “mistake” in October because she was too busy dealing with issues of energy and security, according to reports.
Biden said on Oct. 15, 2022, that Truss’ push to cut taxes for her country’s highest earners was a “mistake.”
Truss was forced to scrap substantial portions of her tax plan that week amid market turmoil and diminishing confidence from the public.
Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the media in Downing Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
While eating ice cream with reporters in Oregon, Biden broke his silence.
UK’S SHORTEST-SERVING PM LIZ TRUSS BLAMES ECONOMIC ‘ORTHODOXY’ FOR DOWNFALL
“I was not the only one that thought it was a mistake,” he said. “I think the idea of cutting taxes on the super-wealthy at a time when – anyway, I disagreed with the policy, but that’s up to Great Britain to…
