The controversy over hedge funds, GameStop stock and Robinhood has of course caught the attention of the federal government. White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked today if Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen would recuse herself from any issue related to Robinhood, and the response was not unpredictable:
Jen Psaki won’t say whether Sec of Treasury should recuse herself from Robinhood mess after receiving more than $800,000 in speaking fees from the Citadel hedge fund. Calls her a “world renowned expert” on markets
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) January 28, 2021
Great question from Nandita Bose of Reuters to Psaki if Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen would recuse herself from discussions about #RobinHood seeing has how she's given paid speeches to the hedge fund Citadel. Psaki dodges b/c Yellen is "one of the world renowned experts on markets" pic.twitter.com/3paPVMv846
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 28, 2021
Let’s just say that there were no definitive answers offered to any questions:
Multiple questions just now about Wall Street rigging the system to protect a hedge fund at the disadvantage of regular investors and Biden press secretary Jen Psaki refused to directly answer them all: pic.twitter.com/lSXlmTZHqx
— jordan (@JordanUhl) January 28, 2021
Psaki was just asked again about GME stock & refused to say if/how the Biden admin was going to respond to Wall Street's current behavior: pic.twitter.com/SbJxUr2fF0
— jordan (@JordanUhl) January 28, 2021
We’re getting used to this one:
Let me guess, first she wants us to know that she's the first female secretary of treasury, then she will circle back to that. https://t.co/fOzKQGpmbV
— Gus ?? (@gsebo17) January 28, 2021
Uh er um! Jen probably needs time to circle back ? https://t.co/pNS58FITO2
— arevelle (@amyrvll) January 28, 2021
She’s going to circle back on that one
— Jessica O’Donnell (@heckyessica) January 28, 2021
Do people realize how Biden just put everyone that was apart of the “swamp” back into power? https://t.co/72OIvZOIb8
— Luke (@nextlevelluke) January 28, 2021
That’s becoming abundantly obvious.
Swamp's back, y'all. https://t.co/b4iyipocgl
— J (@1000Steps) January 28, 2021
A new meaning of "World Renown" . .
*Good Friends . .and Money . . https://t.co/XxHRwkTSsV
— Lawyerforlaws (@lawyer4laws) January 28, 2021
Swamp is back like it never left! https://t.co/cnIsnSTbu9
— Ian Price (@IanPric3) January 28, 2021
(How Refreshing)
— James Klann (@jdklann) January 28, 2021
Will CNN find that “refreshing”?
(How Refreshing) pic.twitter.com/eZUrqFOSO6
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 25, 2021
“Circling back” must be considered “accurate info” in CNN-land.