Lebanon is in uproar after U.S. envoy Tom Barak stunned reporters in Beirut by lashing out at local journalists, telling them to “stop acting like animals” during a heated press conference. The remark triggered an immediate political and media storm, with Hezbollah supporters seizing on the insult to portray Washington as arrogant and colonialist — and ultimately forcing the cancellation of Barak’s planned tour of southern Lebanon.
During the press conference, Barak snapped at reporters: "The moment this turns chaotic, like animals, we walk out. If you want to know what’s happening, act civilized, be polite, be patient."
