Treasury Secretary Jack Lew did not find a warm welcome this weekend at the Jerusalem Post’s annual conference in New York.
As the Treasury official spoke Sunday on the Obama administration’s negotiations with Iran over a possible nuclear deal, he drew loud boos from the event’s many attendees.
Lew stated that the Obama administration has always been dedicated to the goal of making sure Iran doesn’t obtain a nuclear weapon, adding also that the White House has taken steps to ensure this.
“Because of the aggressive sanctions that have been put in place for over a decade, Iran has been completely cut off the international financial system,” Lew said.
The audience did not appear convinced by Lew’s comments, and responded by booing long and loud throughout the entirety of his prepared remarks.
Lew claimed at one point that Israel has had no greater ally in the White House than it has with President Obama. This drew loud boos. Lew also mentioned Iran’s current president, Ali Khamenei, saying that the leader in Tehran campaigned on ending the sanctions that have crippled the country’s economy. This also drew loud boos.
Only when Lew finished his speech did the boos from the Jerusalem Post attendees subside.
(h/t WFB)
