In a shocking turn of events, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has accused the IMF and World Bank of suffering from "mission creep," which apparently means they've been sneaking into each other's offices at night to secretly reorganize the global economy. Bessent claims that instead of focusing on their core missions, they've been distracted by "vanity projects" like saving the planet from climate change and promoting gender equity. It's rumored that the World Bank has even started a book club dedicated to Jane Austen novels and that the IMF has been sneaking in cat videos during meetings.
Bessent's proposal to "make the IMF the IMF again" involves forcing everyone to watch reruns of "The Wolf of Wall Street" to remind them of their true purpose: making money, not saving the world. Meanwhile, China has been accused of running an unsustainable economic model, which basically means they've been binge-watching too many episodes of "The Great British Baking Show" and lost track of their finances.