The Treasury secretary doesn’t want to hear Greta Thunberg’s thoughts on climate change until she studies economics
Speaking from Davos, Switzerland, Mnuchin responded to the question with a thoughtful answer that recognized the concerns of Thunberg and her generation, not to mention other living beings who’d prefer not to see the earth die in a fire. Just messing with you, of course.
Instead he offered a characteristically smarmy take that surely earned points with the boss but left others concluding that, yes, Mnuchin“Is she the chief economist or who is she? I’m confused,” Mnuchin said, before adding it was “a joke. That was funny.” He went on: “After she goes and studies economics in college, she can come back and explain that to us.” Keeping the laugh track going, Mnuchin laterthat, actually, the Trump administration is all about tacking climate change.
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