Tucker Carlson is not happy about the leaders of two failed banks, Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank, who seemed to be too busy dancing to actually be banking.
The Fox News host aired clips of videos from the banks’ social media accounts on his show Tuesday night. They included a seminar on gender identity and pronouns run by Scott Shay, chairman of Signature Bank, and a Broadway-inspired sketch.
“The people who actually ran Signature Bank, meanwhile, the so-called bankers, did not seem to spend a lot of time banking,” Carlson said. “Of course, they didn’t need to bank, really because the Fed was guaranteeing them a never-ending torrent of cash in the form of free money. So, what did they do?”
Carlson then played a video from Silicon Valley Bank that boasted of its efforts to loan to black and Hispanic businesses.
“More entitled people talking about themselves,” Carlson said, laughing sarcastically. “Let’s talk about me and my identity! It’s so interesting! Banking is boring, the Feds got that covered. Is this starting to scare you a little bit, this is what banks are actually like?”
It’s not just Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank that are guilty of this kind of behavior. According to Carlson, many banks are not spending enough time banking and are wasting money on activities like music videos, dance parties, and Broadway-inspired sketches.
Carlson thinks this is a huge problem and it’s not just an issue of banks being irresponsible with their money, but it’s also an issue of entitlement. He believes these bank executives are not taking their jobs seriously and are not using their money wisely.
It’s a problem that needs to be addressed, as it could lead to a major financial crisis if banks keep up this kind of behavior. Hopefully this will be a wake up call to banks to take their jobs more seriously and focus on banking instead of partying.
