Steve Eisman deletes X account after 'celebrating' Gaza attack – BNN Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — Steve Eisman, senior portfolio manager at Neuberger Berman, has deleted a social media account and retracted comments in which he claimed he was “celebrating” the deaths of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

One user on X lamented that “the world is silent” about the devastation, to which Eisman responded: “You can't be serious. We are not silent. We are celebrating.”

Eisman later wrote that the post was a “mistake” and that he had actually intended to comment on Israel's actions against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

“I posted about this several times, once accidentally in response to a post about deaths in Gaza that had nothing to do with Lebanon,” Eisman wrote. “When it was brought to my attention, I immediately deleted my post and regret the mistake.”

He later deleted the account.

“Mr. Eisman's personal comments on social media are his own and he does not speak for Neuberger Berman,” the company said in a statement on Friday. “Although Mr. Eisman has acknowledged that he misunderstood the content of the post to which he was responding, his actions on social media were irresponsible and offensive.”

A person close to Neuberger Berman said the firm, which manages about $481 billion, is discussing whether to take further steps. Eisman did not respond to a message seeking comment.

The Financial Times had already reported on the X-Posts on Friday.

Eisman, 62, rose to fame before the 2008 financial crisis as one of the “Big Short” fund managers who successfully bet against subprime mortgages. On Thursday, in an interview with Bloomberg Television, he retracted his earlier prediction that Donald Trump would win the U.S. presidential election in November and said he now considers the race a “tie.”

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