President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on June 21, 2017 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Jun 21, 2017
The former president of Goldman Sachs, that's who you want running things. Not poor people.
So said President Donald Trump Wednesday night during a campaign-style rally in Iowa.
And for a guy who campaigned on being a champion of regular folks, it was perhaps his most brazen admission to date regarding his opinion of low-income people, or those simply not wealthy.
"I love all people, rich or poor," President Trump said, but in positions like Commerce Secretary, now headed by billionaire Wilbur Ross, "I just don't want a poor person."
The Goldman Sachs reference was specific to Gary Cohn, who now leads Trump's economic council, but he has several Goldman alums in his cabinet and among his inner circle.
Watch Trump's remarks in context:
\u201cRemarkable clip from tonight where Trump explains why only rich people should be in charge of economic policy.\n\n"I don't want a poor person"\u201d— Judd Legum (@Judd Legum) 1498099467
After the comment began to make the rounds, Judd Legum of ThinkProgress had a prediction: "I wouldn't be surprised if you see this clip quite a bit in 2018 and 2020."
Though not particularly shocked by what the president said, others on social media found it appalling just the same:
\u201cTrump's comments on poor people being hired in his administration is the single most tasteless and offensive comment ever made by a POTUS.\u201d— The Kienan (@The Kienan) 1498099067
\u201cTrump in Iowa saying he loves poor people but only rich people are qualified to craft policies that give the wealthy bigger tax cuts.\u201d— A\u10e6anda (@A\u10e6anda) 1498094789
\u201cYeah, makes sense. A poor person might figure out how rigged the system is for billionaires. https://t.co/SOCg4BJnEA\u201d— Ruth Malone PhD @RMalone@sfbasocial BollardGranny (@Ruth Malone PhD @RMalone@sfbasocial BollardGranny) 1498100099
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The former president of Goldman Sachs, that's who you want running things. Not poor people.
So said President Donald Trump Wednesday night during a campaign-style rally in Iowa.
And for a guy who campaigned on being a champion of regular folks, it was perhaps his most brazen admission to date regarding his opinion of low-income people, or those simply not wealthy.
"I love all people, rich or poor," President Trump said, but in positions like Commerce Secretary, now headed by billionaire Wilbur Ross, "I just don't want a poor person."
The Goldman Sachs reference was specific to Gary Cohn, who now leads Trump's economic council, but he has several Goldman alums in his cabinet and among his inner circle.
Watch Trump's remarks in context:
\u201cRemarkable clip from tonight where Trump explains why only rich people should be in charge of economic policy.\n\n"I don't want a poor person"\u201d— Judd Legum (@Judd Legum) 1498099467
After the comment began to make the rounds, Judd Legum of ThinkProgress had a prediction: "I wouldn't be surprised if you see this clip quite a bit in 2018 and 2020."
Though not particularly shocked by what the president said, others on social media found it appalling just the same:
\u201cTrump's comments on poor people being hired in his administration is the single most tasteless and offensive comment ever made by a POTUS.\u201d— The Kienan (@The Kienan) 1498099067
\u201cTrump in Iowa saying he loves poor people but only rich people are qualified to craft policies that give the wealthy bigger tax cuts.\u201d— A\u10e6anda (@A\u10e6anda) 1498094789
\u201cYeah, makes sense. A poor person might figure out how rigged the system is for billionaires. https://t.co/SOCg4BJnEA\u201d— Ruth Malone PhD @RMalone@sfbasocial BollardGranny (@Ruth Malone PhD @RMalone@sfbasocial BollardGranny) 1498100099
The former president of Goldman Sachs, that's who you want running things. Not poor people.
So said President Donald Trump Wednesday night during a campaign-style rally in Iowa.
And for a guy who campaigned on being a champion of regular folks, it was perhaps his most brazen admission to date regarding his opinion of low-income people, or those simply not wealthy.
"I love all people, rich or poor," President Trump said, but in positions like Commerce Secretary, now headed by billionaire Wilbur Ross, "I just don't want a poor person."
The Goldman Sachs reference was specific to Gary Cohn, who now leads Trump's economic council, but he has several Goldman alums in his cabinet and among his inner circle.
Watch Trump's remarks in context:
\u201cRemarkable clip from tonight where Trump explains why only rich people should be in charge of economic policy.\n\n"I don't want a poor person"\u201d— Judd Legum (@Judd Legum) 1498099467
After the comment began to make the rounds, Judd Legum of ThinkProgress had a prediction: "I wouldn't be surprised if you see this clip quite a bit in 2018 and 2020."
Though not particularly shocked by what the president said, others on social media found it appalling just the same:
\u201cTrump's comments on poor people being hired in his administration is the single most tasteless and offensive comment ever made by a POTUS.\u201d— The Kienan (@The Kienan) 1498099067
\u201cTrump in Iowa saying he loves poor people but only rich people are qualified to craft policies that give the wealthy bigger tax cuts.\u201d— A\u10e6anda (@A\u10e6anda) 1498094789
\u201cYeah, makes sense. A poor person might figure out how rigged the system is for billionaires. https://t.co/SOCg4BJnEA\u201d— Ruth Malone PhD @RMalone@sfbasocial BollardGranny (@Ruth Malone PhD @RMalone@sfbasocial BollardGranny) 1498100099
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