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turbinetree

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Thu Jan 23, 2020, 02:44 PM Jan 2020

Mnuchin Attacks Greta Thunberg, Says She Needs To Study Economics [View all]

Last edited Thu Jan 23, 2020, 11:54 PM - Edit history (2)

Source: Talking Points Memo

By Cristina Cabrera

January 23, 2020 10:53 a.m.

The 17-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg truly seems to be getting under the Trump administration's skin.


On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin took a shot at the teen during a press conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland after she pleaded with world leaders to stop investing in fossil fuels.

"Is she the chief economist? Who is she? I'm confused," Mnuchin joked.

"After she goes to college and studies economics in college, she can come back and explain that to us," he added.


Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mnuchin-attacks-greta-thunberg-says-she-needs-to-study-economics



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First................... Mnuchin your an ass.........................

Second................You made millions .......................kicking human out of there homes.....................during the wall street scam

Third...................Did you by some fucking chance look at how much the taxpayers of this country will be hit with the burden of reinforcing the sea wall at the Naval Base in Norfolk Virginia because of the sea raising......................a 17 year old young adult has figured that out and that cost...............................you fucking idiot, did you fall asleep while attending Harvard.........................



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If anyone needs to take an econ class it is Mnuchin. redstatebluegirl Jan 2020 #1
Munchkin could teach a con class. lagomorph777 Jan 2020 #7
$1T in debt a year rurallib Jan 2020 #27
Pot, Kettle, Black... nt. BlueIdaho Jan 2020 #2
They dont care if their grand-kids die , I guess...wow, imagine 40 million Americans Eliot Rosewater Jan 2020 #3
By the time Greta goes to college cyclonefence Jan 2020 #4
I believe that will be next year, so there might still be some left. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #5
Mnuchin is threatened by the young girl ArizonaLib Jan 2020 #6
Mnuchin and the admin need to study climate change. truthisfreedom Jan 2020 #8
What good are economics in a dead world? Monsieur_Grumpe Jan 2020 #9
No, Munchkin. Money laundering, vulture deals, and fraud aren't "econonomics" sandensea Jan 2020 #10
Exactly. Kid Berwyn Jan 2020 #24
Coincidentley, so does Mnuchin. marble falls Jan 2020 #11
Maybe Greta understands the concept of a Baitball Blogger Jan 2020 #12
They always attack her for her youth, since they can't argue with what she's saying. nt SunSeeker Jan 2020 #13
Being a great ship designer didn't help Thomas Andrews! Sancho Jan 2020 #14
Science doesn't accommodate economics. Sucha NastyWoman Jan 2020 #15
Good Point! Newest Reality Jan 2020 #26
wow, that's sickening but it shows this administration's priorities LymphocyteLover Jan 2020 #16
I think Mnuchin needs to study economics. Sloumeau Jan 2020 #17
Greta knows more about economics than Mnuchin knows about science. n/t SpankMe Jan 2020 #18
I'm going to take econ lectures from a Goldman Sachs executive. Right. Initech Jan 2020 #19
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2020 #20
When you can't explain who pays for tariffs... Bradical79 Jan 2020 #21
She needs to learn about economics? Aussie105 Jan 2020 #22
Way to go, turd's official fart sniffer... let's keep the youngsters involved... not_the_one Jan 2020 #23
Anyone with a sense of fairness Buzz cook Jan 2020 #25
Maybe you'll save some money now through cutting regulations and ignoring badhair77 Jan 2020 #28
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