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Albania PM Lashes Out 'Let Me Finish!' at CNN Anchor While Defending Trump Family's $1.5B Island Resort Plan

Meeting of the President of Ukraine with the Prime Ministers of Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia (Credit: President.gov.ua / Wikimedia Commons)

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama clashed live on CNN International on Wednesday, 3 June 2026, after angrily telling a reporter 'Let me finish!' while defending a controversial deal linked to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's reported $1.5 billion (about £1.2 billion) luxury resort plan on Sazan Island.

During the interview, Rama faced questions over whether the Trump family-linked investment amounted to a state-backed giveaway of Albanian land.

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