Howard Lutnick, Commerce Secretary and Trump

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick blasts Canada for ‘tone deaf’ tariff response and praises the UK and Mexico for not retaliating
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick took a shot at Canada, saying its response to Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum was “tone deaf.” On Wednesday, Canada imposed billions of dollars of reciprocal tariffs on the U.
Trump tariffs ‘worth it’ — even if they trigger a recession, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick staunchly defended President Trump’s back-and-forth tariffs, which he claimed are a negotiating tool.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defends Trump’s tariff endgame against recession fears
Commerce secretary under President Trump, Howard Lutnick, stands firm on the tariff agenda and rejects any notion that they cause U.S. prices to surge.
White House officials blame Howard Lutnick for Trump’s tariffs chaos
Administration officials and allies of President Donald Trump are reportedly growing frustrated with the former Cantor Fitzgerald head.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick emphatically shoots down recession concerns – and reveals how Canada, Mexico can get tariffs lifted
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick emphatically rejected the risks of a recession even as markets slide — and said America’s biggest trading partners could easily avoid Trump’s twice-delayed tariffs. Lutnick, 63, was asked if he was worried about the US sliding into recession Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” — and gave an unequivocal answer.
Trump Weighs Tariff Deal With Canada, Mexico, Lutnick Says
The Trump administration could announce a pathway for tariff relief on Mexican and Canadian goods covered by North America’s free trade agreement as soon as Wednesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.
Meeting with Lutnick on tariffs was constructive, Canadian ministers say
Canadian ministers emerged from a lengthy, high-level meeting between Canada and the United States on Thursday without ...
Lutnick gave ‘masterclass’ on U.S. tariffs at Washington meeting, Ontario’s trade representative says
Ontario’s trade representative in Washington says a high-stakes meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary ...
Karoline Leavitt says tariffs are ‘a tax cut.’ Economists say they aren’t.
Virtually all economists, citing years of data and analysis, characterize tariffs as tax hikes rather than tax cuts.
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Trump allies are blaming Lutnick for Trump’s tariff turmoil
Lutnick, the former CEO of the well-regarded financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, hails from Wall Street, which is traditionally skeptical of tariffs, but shares the views of many in the pro ...
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Lutnick says Trump tariffs ‘worth it’ even if they lead to recession
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that President Trump’s tariff policies will be worth it, even if the economy ends up in a recession. In an interview that aired Tuesday ...
Lutnick defends tariffs as tensions ease with Ontario: ‘It’s worth it’
The commerce secretary said any economic downturn would be because of Biden-era policies, arguing that Trump’s tariffs are spurring economic growth in the U.S.
Whipsawed by Trump’s tariffs, the US public is getting a lot more nervous about the economy
On Wednesday, Trump imposed 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. That led to retaliations by Canada and by the EU, ...
Judge orders fired workers reinstated; Trump unleashes new tariff threats: Live updates
Donald Trump ratcheted up tariff threats against U.S. trading partners this week, including sweeping fees on imported steel ...