The Latest: Some big Wall Street banks speak out against ban
Source: Associated Press, via Washington Post
By Associated Press
January 30 at 2:33 PM
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
2:29 p.m.
Major Wall Street banks are speaking out against President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on refugees from several Muslim-majority countries.
Citigroup CEO Mike Corbat said the company is concerned about the message the executive order sends, and the impact immigration policies could have on the bank serving its clients and contributing to growth.
At Goldman Sachs, which has several former executives in the Trump administration, CEO Lloyd Blankfein said the ban is not something Goldman supports and it has the potential to disrupt the firm.
Executives at those and other banks say Trump’s order could unsettle their operations, break up families, and hurt the banks’ ability to do business outside the U.S. ... Like the technology industry, Wall Street banks have operations on nearly every continent and from many countries.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-latest-trump-blames-delta-protests-for-airport-woes/2017/01/30/ab27b1a4-e6e9-11e6-903d-9b11ed7d8d2a_story.html
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'Executives at those and other banks say Trump’s order could unsettle their operations, break up families, and hurt the banks’ ability to do business outside the U.S. ... Like the technology industry, Wall Street banks have operations on nearly every continent and from many countries.'
People who aren't unemployed fat traitor communists are opposing something Trump did!
