The main reason why President Reagan was criticized for the Iran-Contra Affair was that he did not know what going on in his own government.
<h3>What was the Iran-Contra Affair?</h3>
This was a scandal during the Presidency of Reagan where the U.S made shady deals with the Iranians and acquired arms from them to bypass a Congressional embargo.
President Reagan was said to not have known about this but he was criticized for not knowing what his own people were doing.
the reactionary movement are suspicious and are more curious when they are exposed or associated with social change and that they are also showing a characteristic of hostility.(i hope this helps)