“And l clearly remember telling Hank: 'We are watching this tsunami...” – Christine Lagarde, Inside Job ... Movie Quotes Database

Christine Lagarde

And l clearly remember telling Hank: 'We are watching this tsunami coming, and you're just proposing that we ask: "which swimming costume we're going to put on."'

Interviewer

What was his response? What was his feeling?

Christine Lagarde

'Things are under control. Yes, we are looking at this situation carefully, and, yeah, it's under control.'

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