‘Who Is She?’ – US Treasury Chief Takes Swipe At Thunberg

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Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg attends the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. The 50th annual meeting of the forum will take place in Davos from Jan. 21 until Jan. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is in no position to give economic advice until she’s gone to college and come out with an economics degree.

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At a press briefing at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss town of Davos, Mnuchin took a swipe at the 17-year-old environmental campaigner for her recommendation that both the public and private sectors should divest from fossil fuels.

When asked how that would affect the U.S. economic model, Mnuchin took a swipe at Thunberg.

“Is she the chief economist? Who is she? I’m confused,” he said. Then following a brief pause, he said it was “a joke.”

“After she goes and studies economics in college, she can come back and explain that to us,” he concluded.

Over the past year, Thunberg has taken issue with many aspects of U.S. policy, not least President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the country out of the Paris accord to limit global warming.

Mnuchin insisted that U.S. policy has been misinterpreted, and that Trump “absolutely believes” in a clean environment.

The U.S., Mnuchin said, has been a leader in reducing carbon emissions. “What the president objects to is the Paris agreement, because he thought it was an unfair agreement for the United States.”


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elyeh
elyeh
4 years ago

About time someone stated the obvious – and the media reported it.

Educated Archy
Educated Archy
4 years ago

Greta is an ill child with aspergers being abused by adult activists to peddle their nonsense. The essence of aspergers is that one can be very bright but lack basic social and emotional norms. her plea is all about emotions of which she has little control over. Its a real sham to take advnatge of this terrible illness and play with a child emotions. Shame on them

Ginzboig
Ginzboig
4 years ago

Degenerate Donald was shunned and ignored at Davos. The ‘Orange Sleaze Bag’ was overshadowed by the littlle giant killer from Sweden. LOL

Ah yid
Ah yid
4 years ago

How dare he ask “who is she?” she is the liberals darling. A typical child of the 2000s. In your face. Knows everything better than those older then her. I call her a chuspadika punk.

Steven Wright
Steven Wright
4 years ago

Ginzboig:
You realize that you are citing as proof, bunch of idiots that welcomed their muslim executioners t their countries.
They won’t even live long enough to see their planet allegedly overheat.
Or maybe you actually don’t realize…

Katchke qvuck
Katchke qvuck
4 years ago

GinsboigMadinah getting his fixes from MNLSD & CNN 24/7. Banging out the same Goldendung . For whom?

Gloomber's peewee cups
Gloomber's peewee cups
4 years ago

Out of control desperate lunatics and abusers propping up a young kid with issues and taking advantage of her.