‘Are you living in a fantasy world?’: ‘TV host grills Ryan
Published on December 20, 2017 at 03:53PM by Eliza Relman, provided by
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The “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie grilled House Speaker Paul Ryan on the GOP’s tax bill, expected to be enacted as soon as Wednesday.
She challenged Ryan’s arguments that the bill’s tax cuts will encourage investment by businesses and won’t explode the deficit.
Independent analyses, however, have found that the cuts will largely benefit corporations and wealthy Americans.
“Are you living in a fantasy world?” Guthrie asked.
The “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie didn’t mince words Wednesday in challenging House Speaker Paul Ryan’s argument that the GOP tax bill will spur enough economic growth to make up for an explosion in the deficit.