Mnuchin Blocks U.C.L.A. From Releasing Video of Students Heckling Him
At one point, as the hissing grew more audible, he shot back
and said, “I’m dealing with students, I forgot,” and remarked of the protesters, “I think they’re going to get more tired than I am.”
He also took issue with the line of questioning from Mr. Ryssdal, who at one point suggested
that the Treasury Department engineered the economic growth estimates in the analysis of its tax plan.
“Treasury Department officials subsequently withdrew their consent to post the video.”
Although Mr. Mnuchin did not want to give additional publicity to those who disrupted him,
the shielding of the video has drawn more attention to the series of tense exchanges.
“The Burkle Center and Treasury Department officials had an agreement to post the video of Secretary Mnuchin’s lecture at U. C.L.