President Donald Trump walks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to The White House after signing Executive Orders at the Treasury Building on April 21. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)Shortly before he was sworn in as treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin spoke with his predecessor to get some advice. And in pointed remarks, Lew told Mnuchin to take the debt ceiling seriously — or face a potential financial crisis. “We’re going to get the debt ceiling right,” Mnuchin said in an interview Monday. Asked about his relationship with Mulvaney, Mnuchin said, “Mick and I have a very good relationship.

Source: Washington Post July 17, 2017 23:34 UTC