‘Strait of Vermouth’: Democrats roast two Trump cabinet members with one Iran war post after Bessent’s press briefing botch

NewsWorldAmericasUS politics‘Strait of Vermouth’: Democrats roast two Trump cabinet members with one Iran war post after Bessent’s press briefing botchDemocrats’ social media team pounces on Treasury Secretary’s beverage gaffe to reference Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s alleged history of problem drinkingAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Wednesday 15 April 2026 20:58 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958495","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-cabinet-press-briefing-reactions-b2958495.html","title":"Dems roast two Trump cabinet members with Iran war post after briefing botch"}}CloseTreasury Secretary discusses the 'Strait of Vermouth'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingt...