Trump Defends His Goldman Sachs Cabinet - YouTube

Channel: The Young Turks

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DONALD TRUMP IS LABELED
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AS A POPULIST.
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A LOT OF HIS SUPPORTERS ARE LESS WELL-OFF,
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NOT AS MANY AS THE MEDIA ALWAYS
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CLAIMS.
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AT THE SAME TIME HIS CABINET IS FILLED WITH CEOS AND
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WALL STREET EXECUTIVES.
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IT IS THE WEALTHIEST CABINET IN US
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HISTORY, AND IT IS NOT EVEN
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CLOSE.
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THAT IS A WEIRD POSITION TO BE IN.
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IT LEADS TO SOME
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BIZARRE COMMENTS LIKE YOU WILL
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SEE IN THIS CLIP
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YOU APPOINT A RICH PERSON TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE ECONOMY.
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I
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SAID, NO IT'S TRUE, AND WILBUR IS A VERY RICH PERSON IN CHARGE
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OF COMMERCE.
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I SAID BECAUSE THAT IS THE KIND OF THINKING WE WANTS
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BECAUSE WE ARE REPRESENTING THE COUNTRY.
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THEY DON'T WANT THE
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MONEY, THEY ARE REPRESENTING THE COUNTRY.
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AND THEY HAD TO GIVE UP
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A LOT TO TAKE THESE JOBS.
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THEY
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GAVE UP A LOT.
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WHEN YOU GET THE PRESIDENT, THIS IS THE PRESIDENT
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OF GOLDMAN SACHS.
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SMART, HAVING HIM REPRESENT US.
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HE WENT FROM
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MASSIVE PAYDAYS TO PEANUTS.
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I'M WAITING FOR THEM TO ACCUSE HIM
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OF WANTING THAT LITTLE AMOUNT OF
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MONEY.
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THEY WANTED THAT.
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BUT THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE GREAT,
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BRILLIANT BUSINESS MINDS AND THAT IS WHAT WE NEED AND HAVE TO
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HAVE SO THE WORLD DOESN'T TAKE
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ADVANTAGE OF THEM.
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WE CAN'T HAVE THE WORLD TAKING ADVANTAGE OF US
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ANYMORE.
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AND I LOVE ALL PEOPLE, RICH OR POOR.
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BUT IN THOSE
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PARTICULAR POSITIONS I JUST DON'T WANT A POOR PERSON.
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DOES
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THAT MAKE SENSE?
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AND YOU HEAR THE CHEERING.
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SCREW POOR PEOPLE.
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LET'S BEGIN TO BREAK THIS DOWN.
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HE SAYS WE WANT PEOPLE
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LIKE THE PRESIDENT OF GOLDMAN SACHS.
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OF COURSE DURING THE
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CAMPAIGN TRUMP SAID, "I KNOW THE GUYS THAT GOLDMAN SACHS, THEY
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HAVE TOTAL CONTROL OVER TED
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CRUZ."
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TO HIM LIES ARE NOT AN ISSUE.
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HE DOESN'T VIEW THEM AS A
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NEGATIVE.
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OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SHAME.
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HE IS LIKE I DON'T SEE
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THE PROBLEM.
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HE ALSO SAID THIS.
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SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS TAKE ALL THOSE
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PEOPLE FROM WALL STREET, PUT
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THEM IN WASHINGTON.
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HE STOOD IN HIS RALLY AND TOLD EVERYONE
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THERE IT IS AWESOME TO PACK YOUR CABINETS SPECIFICALLY WITH
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GOLDMAN SACHS EXECUTIVES.
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THINK
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ABOUT HOW FAR WE'VE COME FROM DRAIN THE SWAMP.
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NO ONE IN THE
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AUDIENCE WILL LOSE RESPECT FOR HIM FOR THAT.
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IT'S NOT GOING TO
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HURT HIM RIGHT NOW.
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BUT THERE
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WILL BE ADS MADE WITH HIM SAYING OF COURSE YOU SHOULD HAVE
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GOLDMAN SACHS EXECUTIVES IN YOUR
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CABINET.
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THEY WILL BE RUN BY DEMOCRATS.
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HE HAS GONE FROM THE OUTSIDER TO DEFENDING HAVING WALL STREET
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RUN GOVERNMENT.
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YEAH.
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MY FAVORITE PART WAS, "THEY DON'T WANT THE MONEY."
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NO,
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OF COURSE NOT.
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THESE POOR RICH PEOPLE NEVER ASK FOR MONEY.
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YOU
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KNOW WHAT GOLDMAN SACHS NICKNAME
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IS?
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GOVERNMENT SACHS.
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WHY?
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BECAUSE IT IS A REVOLVING DOOR.
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THEY GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT, THEY SET THE RULES IN FAVOR OF
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GOLDMAN SACHS, THEY COME OUT OF
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GOVERNMENT AND MAKE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY.
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WHAT DO YOU
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THINK THE PRESIDENT OF GOLDMAN SACHS TURNED DOWN HIS SALARY TO
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COME INSIDE THE GOVERNMENT?
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TO
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HELP POOR PEOPLE?
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THEY HAVE TREMENDOUS DISDAIN FOR POOR
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PEOPLE.
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THE REASON HE GOES INTO GOVERNMENT SO HE CAN SET THE
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RULES IN FAVOR OF GOLDMAN SACHS, COME BACK OUT, GO BACK INTO
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GOLDMAN SACHS AND MAKE EVEN MORE MONEY.