"In those particular positions I just don’t want a poor person."
Why President Trump's cabinet is the richest in US history.
Why President Trump's cabinet is the richest in US history.
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00:00And I love all people, rich or poor, but in those particular positions, I just don't want a poor person. Does that make sense?
00:12We have the legendary Wall Street genius Wilbur Ross here. He's our Secretary of Commerce.
00:18We have Gary Cohn, who is the president of Goldman Sachs.
00:31So somebody said, why did you appoint a rich person to be in charge of the economy?
00:37I said, because that's the kind of thinking we want. I mean, you know, really, because they're representing the country.
00:44They don't want the money. They're representing the country. And they had to give up a lot to take these jobs.
01:01These are people that are great, brilliant business minds, and that's what we need. So the world doesn't take advantages of it.
01:18America's not a country. It's just a business.