They come from an even more elite group: the 536 Americans whose combined wealth exceeds $2.6 trillion. Goldman Sachs Bait-and-SwitchHere's Trump last February, speaking about his primary opponent Ted Cruz:"I know the guys at Goldman Sachs. And here's a headline from last week: "Goldman Sachs poised for return to power in Trump White House." Ben Carson, who will lead Housing and Urban Development, grew up outside the typical Trump appointee's bubble of wealth and privilege. Trump used vulnerable swing-state voters to take the government for the 0.01 percent, and he did it coldly as Steve Mnuchin used a 27-cent mistake to take that woman's house.

Source: Huffington Post December 05, 2016 16:08 UTC