TRUMP PREFER WEALTHY AMERICANS TO POOR IN HIS CABINET
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onald Trump has said
he doesn’t want “a poor person” to hold economic roles in his administration as
he used an Iowa rally to defend his decision to appoint the wealthy to his cabinet.
The US president told
a crowd on Wednesday night: “Somebody said why did you appoint a rich person to
be in charge of the economy? No it’s true. And Wilbur’s [commerce secretary
Wilbur Ross] a very rich person in charge of commerce. I said: ‘Because that’s
the kind of thinking we want.’”
The president
explained that Ross and his economic adviser Gary Cohn “had to give up a lot to
take these jobs” and that Cohn in particular, a former president of Goldman
Sachs, “went from massive pay days to peanuts”.
Trump added: “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?”
He made the comments
as he toured the state with agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue and Ross partly
to celebrate a Republican congressional victory in Georgia being
seen as an early referendum on his presidency.
Trump touched down
Wednesday evening in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
and headed to a local community college and then to a campaign rally where he
reveled in Karen Handel’s victory.
“We’re 5-0 in
special elections,” said Trump in front of a boisterous crowd that packed a
downtown arena. “The truth is, people love us ... they haven’t figured it out
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