Warren Revels In Wall Street Executives’ Panic Over Her Potential Presidency

2020 Democratic candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at the National Forum on Wages and Working People: Creating an Economy That Works for All. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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2020 Democratic candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), one of the frontrunners in the race, is delighted that Wall Street is growing fearful of a potential Warren administration.

The hosts of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Tuesday discussed how Warren’s electoral victory would be a “suboptimal situation for the banks.”

“Look I gotta tell you, when you get off the desk and talk to executives, they’re more fearful of her winning,” co-host Jim Kramer said.

Co-host David Faber also warned that if companies “want to get something done,” they should “think about doing it soon.”

“Come early to mid-2020, if Elizabeth Warren is rolling along, everybody is going to be like ‘That’s it,'” Faber said.

And that’s how Warren, an outspoken critic of the finance industry, landed a free campaign ad.

“I’m Elizabeth Warren and I approve this message,” the Massachusetts Democrat tweeted with a clip of the exchange.

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  1. That was a perfect response from Warren. Personally, I do wonder if the people panicking about her candidacy realize just how they are coming across in talks like these?

  2. I can’t wait for the first clueless pundit to say, “Well, Elizabeth Warren may have made a major political mistake, since Wall Street executives are so beloved by the American voting public.”

  3. i really love her response, she’s, got them running scared

  4. Look I gotta tell you, when you get off the desk and talk to executives, they’re more fearful of her winning,” co-host Jim Kramer said.

    Co-host David Faber also warned that if companies “want to get something done,” they should “think about doing it soon.”

    “Come early to mid-2020, if Elizabeth Warren is rolling along, everybody is going to be like ‘That’s it’,” Faber said.

    While I appreciate the GOP trolling, if McConnell still runs the Senate, a President Warren won’t be signing any new laws to rein in Wall Street…

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