Get an economics degree Greta, then let's talk: U.S. Treasury chief

Just when the Swiss mountain spat between President Trump and Greta Thunberg seemed to have blown over, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin took a new dig at the young climate activist

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin attends a session during the 50th World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Asked during a news conference about Thunberg’s call to divest from fossil fuels, Mnuchin said: “Is she the chief economist? ... After she goes and studies economics in college, she can come back and explain that to us.” Before he left Davos, however, Trump seemed to extend an olive branch, saying he wished he had seen Thunberg speak.

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