Lloyd Blankfein

And I realized that I was playing a dangerous game because I was being snarky with the president and I had all those back and forths.

with Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

The other thing I was curious to ask you, you're obviously, like, famous for being calm under pressure and a risk manager, but it was reported that, like, during the active shooter, like, you lean over to the person next to you and you're like, you're going to finish that salad?

Is that a real?

No, that was, yeah, that was real, but it wasn't like I was hungry.

You know, I always used

In moments of crisis like that, I always tried to be disarming.

Sure.

And by the way, it was very sensible to duck down under the desk.

I mean, it was a line.

Realize we were pretty close up.

And I was just, it wasn't that thoughtful on my part.

It was just that it was like being in a movie and I was like enjoying watching it.

Totally.

And you had all these guys who were in tuxedos.

Suddenly they had pistols in their hand and there were guys in full tactically and they all ran in.

And they all were on the stage with their guns facing outward, of course, because that's where the threat would have come from.

Then I, you know, suddenly, you know, a guy tugs at my leg and he said, you really should get down.

And I said, you're really right.

I said, this is like when I get into an airplane, this is another time that I'm glad I'm short.