Dave Ramsey doubled down on his comments after getting backlash for saying people are losing their minds if a $600 stimulus check will change their lives.
In the viral Fox News interview, Ramsey discussed his opposition to coronavirus stimulus checks from the government:
Fox News guest Dave Ramsey: "I don't believe in a stimulus check because if $600 or $1400 changes your life you were pretty much screwed already. You got other issues going on." pic.twitter.com/6r1kTCxt8E
— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) February 11, 2021
Predictably, cancel culture caught wind of the comments and came after him in swift fashion on Twitter:
Dave Ramsey somehow avoiding getting cancelled for years pic.twitter.com/inClLadjXB
— Financial Pilgrimage (@Financialplgrm) February 12, 2021
Honestly, I was kind of hoping for that $2000 stimulus so that I would be 1/5 of the way toward paying for a ticket to next year's Dave Ramsey conference.
— Adam Morris (@adamwm89) February 11, 2021
Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace curriculum is used in many premarital counseling classes across the county. Twitter users started to even attack Ramsey on a spiritual level:
Will any of the pastors connected to @DaveRamsey rise up and stand with victims instead of turning a blind eye to the bloody sheep or a deaf ear to the bleating? Or will they just stand at the gate and share bourbon and cigars with the wolves?
— Melissa J. Hogan (@melissajhogan) February 12, 2021
In a response to the social media crowd, Ramsey didn’t back down from his previous comments.
He talked about it on his show Thursday and retorted “It’s like, apparently, I have upset and melted many snowflakes!”
Ramsey didn’t stop there in his nine-minute rant.
“I mean, honestly, I thought it was a fairly obvious thing! If $600 changes your life, your life really sucks! You don’t have a life, you’re screwed!” he explained.
Check out the full segment here:
Ramsey has always been blunt with his opinions on his national radio show, and he won’t start mincing words now just because the “snowflakes” are coming after him.