Rick Santelli Fumes Over GDP Negative Growth: ‘We Are Now Europe’

Rick Santelli loses it Wednesday in response shocking report that the economy actually shrunk in the fourth quarter last year.

“We are now Europe,” he declared on CNBC’s Squawk Box.

“Hey Joe,” Santelli said, “when you act like Europe, you get growth rates like Europe, and our discussions with economists sounds like we’re in Europe. They have the same discussions constantly.”

“They’re always doing the right thing,” he continued. “They’re always thinking