Hedge fund mogul Kyle Bass laughs off his complaints for about $85 with in-room breakfast

Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass is getting roasted on social media for his tweet linking an $85 in-room breakfast at a posh Manhattan hotel to inflation and Joe Biden.

“My first $85 breakfast for one person in a New York hotel. After signing this bill, I have decided NEVER AGAIN,” the Texas hedge fund posted, tagging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve.

Bass added a hashtag for Biden and called the price “a terrible milestone in inflation.”

The tweet included a photo of what Bass said was his breakfast receipt, which included $26 waffles, a side of “heritage bacon” for $12, as well as an orange juice ($14) and a Diet Coke ($8). The receipt also states “in-room dining” and includes a $9 “IRD coverage fee.”

Bass didn’t say which hotel he was at, but the Carlyle has “heritage bacon” on its menu. The hotel, where a luxury king room costs more than $1,000 a night, declined to comment, but when The Daily Beast called the front desk and asked to be connected to Kyle Bass, they made a call and said there was no response.

If Bass was looking for sympathy, he didn’t find it online.

“Dude, it’s room service at a Manhattan hotel.” tweeted actor James Urbaniak. “You know you’re paying for the privilege of not going out and finding a considerably cheaper food truck on the nearest street corner. Elitist.

“competence issue, namely” tweeted writer Sam Deutsch. “You’re in New York, get a bagel sandwich for $5.”

Another user tweeted simply: “It’s not inflation, it’s a hotel room service bill, duh.” »

When another user suggested he stay somewhere else and get a rate that included breakfast, Bass replied: “My rate here is as good as it gets…maybe the breakfast price is retaliation for my corporate rate.” »

He also responded to a criticism of his Diet Coke early in the morning by Tweeter: “My poison.”

Bass is the founder and chief investment officer of Hayman Capital Management, where he profited from short-selling the residential mortgage market before the 2008 crisis. He was featured in Michael Lewis’ book about the crash, Boomerangwhich includes the odd detail that Bass once bought 20 million nickels because he thought they were worth more than five cents each.

Bass frequently tweets his opinions on the Biden administration, China, and various social issues to his more than 286,000 followers.

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