The 30 seconds of heckling wasn’t really as important as the negatives created by Steve “suicide squad” Mnuchin trying to dodge interview questions about the failure of Trumpian economic policy(sic). That includes the failure to meet growth targets and evading sanctions and trade questions.
Mnuchin, Dogged By Protesters, Doesn’t Want Video Posted
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin asked the University of California, Los Angeles not to post a video of his recent public appearance
Listen to the full interview audio at www.marketplace.org/2018/02/27/world/treasury-secretary-steven-mnuchin-conversation-kai-ryssdal
When Ryssdal asked Mnuchin how the U.S. economy is going to hit the White House's three percent growth target when average growth has consistently missed that mark, the Treasury chief accused Ryssdal of "bias" and simply asserted "we fundamentally believe that we will have economic growth."
Though as of this writing UCLA has not yet posted the full video of the event, an apparent submission to Mnuchin's demand, Marketplace posted an edited transcript and partial audio of the interview on its website.
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