Lloyd Blankfein Compares His Comment on Elizabeth Warren to ‘Impressionist Art’

Why Warren’s Wealth Tax Could Push Billionaires Into Private Equity
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Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. chief Lloyd Blankfein said his tweet last week that “tribalism” might be in U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s DNA is similar to fine art -- it’s open to interpretation.

Warren, a Democratic presidential candidate who proposed a wealth tax on billionaires like Blankfein and called him out in a campaign ad that prompted his tweet, has been the subject of controversy over her claims of having Native American heritage.