trump added : “ and i love all people , rich or poor , but in those particular positions i just do n’t want a poor person .
now , after examining the financial - disclosure forms he filed after his nomination to president donald trump 's cabinet , which showed less than $ 700 million in assets , forbes was intent on removing him entirely .
ross defending his appointment of a billionaire to promote the country ’s economic growth , donald trump has said that he does not want poor people to hold economic roles in his administration .
i like people , they ’re bringing drugs .
and after one month of digging , forbes is confident it has found the answer : that money never existed .
a year earlier , forbes had listed his net worth at $ 2.9 billion on the forbes 400 , a number ross claimed was far too low : he maintained he was closer to $ 3.7 billion .
’ ” mr ross and white house economic adviser gary cohn “ had to give up a lot to take these jobs ” and that cohn in particular , a former president of investment bank goldman sachs , “ went from massive pay days to peanuts ” .
 
so began the mystery of wilbur ross ' missing $ 2 billion .