Trump: ‘I Just Don’t Want A Poor Person’ Running The Economy (VIDEO)

President Donald Trump walks on stage to speaks at Kirkwood Community College, which is recognized by the White House as a major center of agricultural innovation, during a visit to the campus in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ... President Donald Trump walks on stage to speaks at Kirkwood Community College, which is recognized by the White House as a major center of agricultural innovation, during a visit to the campus in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. This is Trump's first visit to Iowa since the election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump made clear Wednesday that he wants “rich” people “to be in charge of the economy.”

Speaking at a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Trump mentioned Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and former Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn, now the director of the National Economic Council.

“Someone said, why did you appoint a rich person to be in charge of the economy?” Trump said, after referring to Cohn. “And Wilbur is a very rich person, in charge of Commerce,” he added.

“I said because that’s the kind of thinking we want,” he continued. “I mean, you know, really. Because they’re representing the country. They don’t want the money. They’re representing the country.”

Trump has one of the richest Cabinets in American history, stocked with billionaires and multi-millionaires.

“And I love all people — rich or poor — but in those particular positions, I just don’t want a poor person,” he added. “Does that make sense? If you insist, I’ll do it, but I like it better this way.”

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  1. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    In other words, if you’re poor, you don’t deserve healthcare, education, or an opportunity at life. Sets up the secretive Trumpcare bill nicely.

    It’s offensive and un-Christian, but entirely fine with his base.

  2. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    And, by the way, how do we know Trump isn’t a “poor person”. Let’s see those tax returns.

  3. In the Poverty of Character Department…A Rush no pre nup blockbuster:

    4th Divorce For Rush - 6/21 - Conservative talk titan Rush Limbaugh’s fourth wife has been cheating on him with hunky young athletes - setting the stage for a $470 million divorce. Family insiders have exclusively blown the lid off the blockbuster scandal to RadarOnline.com, claiming the 66-year-old’s wife, Kathryn, 40, is currently two-timing the media motormouth with a married man. "Kathryn has bounced around with a bunch of guys - mostly athletes," the source claimed. Locally, Rush is heard from noon to 3 PM on WMAL, WCBM, and WFMD…

  4. “I don’t want a poor person”

    If you're a poor person that's been captured you're truly an incompetent reprobate.
  5. I don’t want a poor person running the economy.

    I had no Idea that Janet Yellen was in such a state of pecuniary embarrassment.

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