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Bush says Wall Street ‘got drunk’

By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

Published: July 23 2008 01:19 | Last updated: July 23 2008 01:19

President George W. Bush said Wall Street had “got drunk” and was experiencing a hangover at a recent closed-door fundraiser in Houston in which he also made light of the US housing crisis.

In a video recording that emerged on Tuesday, Mr Bush questioned how long Wall Street banks would remain sober and “not try to do all these fancy financial instruments”.

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