Seemingly out of nowhere, “Guns and Roses” lead singer Axl Rose took a shot at Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, saying “he’s officially an a**hole”:
It’s official! Whatever anyone may have previously thought of Steve Mnuchin he’s officially an asshole.
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) May 6, 2020
Sec. Mnuchin, however, didn’t take this attack lightly. His response:
What have you done for the country lately? ??
— Steven Mnuchin (@stevenmnuchin1) May 7, 2020
“Welcome to the Jungle,” Mr. Secretary:
Welcome to the Jungle, I guess. https://t.co/e4c2iHiFve
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) May 7, 2020
Sec. Mnuchin’s response was pretty good:
Mic drop https://t.co/r24Fm2tcN6
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) May 7, 2020
But then Rose dropped this bomb, accusing Mnuchin of emulating “Liberia’s economic model” as well as hitting him on the administration’s response to the coronavirus:
My bad I didn’t get we’re hoping 2 emulate Liberia’s economic model but on the real unlike this admin I’m not responsible for 70k+ deaths n’ unlike u I don’t hold a fed gov position of responsibility 2 the American people n’ go on TV tellin them 2 travel the US during a pandemic.
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) May 7, 2020
Mnuchin, or the intern who thought it would be a good idea to engage with an aged rock star on Twitter in the first place, has yet to respond. We’ll update this post, if/when they do:
I don’t think @stevenmnuchin1 is ready for Axl’s smoke. ? https://t.co/5gq6VPIKME
— Kim Bondy (@KimBondy) May 7, 2020
Nope. They weren’t ready for that one.
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