US Treasury Sec. Mnuchin: Outlook for the US economy this year is quite strong

CNBC reports the recent comments delivered by the US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin in the “Squawk Box” interview late-Wednesday.

Mnuchin's comments came less than 24 hours after Trump's second State of the Union address to Congress. 

Key Quotes:

"The U.S. economy is doing terrific."

"And as the president talked about last night, his economic plan is working. We're not going back to socialism. We're going on an economic plan for America that works."

"We don't believe in a centralized planned economy where the government puts restraints on it."