Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we look back at a week that included a NATO summit, the resumption of war (if you think that a ceasefire ever actually existed) with Iran, and a whole lot more. Enjoy the weekend.
Monday was a busy day domestically. President Donald Trump rang the stock market’s opening bell from the Oval Office to mark the launch of Trump Accounts, but made far more news by admitting that he spoke to FIFA about overturning the red card given to star USA striker Folarin Balogun that initially ruled him out of the clash with Belgium. Cue controversy, which ended only when the U.S. team was dumped out of the World Cup. To their credit, Balogun and most of the team failed to turn up.
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