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‘Most ignorant’: CNBC editor apologizes for suggesting ‘everybody’ should get coronavirus to boost economy

By Mike Brest
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‘Most ignorant’: CNBC editor apologizes for suggesting ‘everybody’ should get coronavirus to boost economy

CNBC editor Rick Santelli apologized after suggesting every person in the United States should be infected with coronavirus in order to stabilize the economy.

Santelli floated the theory during Thursday’s broadcast of The Exchange while speaking about the effect the outbreak has on the global economy and apologized a day later.

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