Steven Mnuchin, at Davos today:
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday dismissed climate activist Greta Thunberg, saying the Swedish teen and Time Person of the Year should first go to college and study economics before she weighs in on US policies and how they relate to the climate crisis.
The remarks came during a press briefing by the secretary during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where the world's political, business and financial elite turned their attention to the climate crisis and sustainability.
"Greta Thunberg has called for a public and private sector divestment from fossil fuel companies. Does that pose a threat to US economic growth?" a reporter asked Mnuchin.
"Is she the chief economist, or who is she? I'm confused," the secretary replied. "It's a joke. After she goes and studies economics in college she can come back and explain that to us."
And Greta responds:
QED, Mr. Mnuchin.