United States President Donald Trump said he
would not want a poor person in charge of the economy, as he defended his
cabinet, which is thought to be the wealthiest in the country’s history.
“Somebody said, ‘Why did you appoint a rich
person to be in charge of the economy?’” he told supporters at rally in Iowa.
“So I said …. because that’s the kind of
thinking we want… because they’re representing the country.”
Making a particular reference to Commerce
Secretary Wilbur Ross, a billionaire former investor, Trump said:, “They don’t
want the money. And they had to give up a lot to take up these jobs.”
Trump, himself a billionaire, went on to refer
to Gary Cohn, his chief economic advisor.
“This is the president of Goldman Sachs. Smart.
Having him represent us, he went from massive paydays to peanuts, to little
tiny … I’m waiting for them to accuse him of wanting that little amount of
money.
“These are people that are great, brilliant
business minds, and that’s what we need, that’s what we have to have so the
world doesn’t take advantage of us.
“We can’t have the world taking advantage of us
any more. And I love all people, rich or poor, but in those particular
positions I just don’t want a poor person.
“Does that make sense? Does that make sense?
“If you insist I’ll do it but I like it better
this way, right?”
Trump’s Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is
also a billionaire heiress, while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former
boss of oil giant Exxon, is thought to be worth hundreds of millions of
dollars.
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