Howard Lutnick, Trump and Commerce Secretary

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
Trump allies are blaming Lutnick for Trump's tariff turmoil
There is a growing consensus that Lutnick could be forced to take the fall for the economic chaos generated by the ...
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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.
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Lutnick says Trump's policies are "worth it" even if they lead to recession
Mr. Trump's tariff announcements on Canada, Mexico and China have rocked the stock markets and fueled concerns of an economic downturn. Canada received some welcome news Tuesday, after Lutnick ...
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Lutnick defends Trump’s tariffs: ‘This is the way you run the country’
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defended President Trump’s approach to tariffs, saying on Sunday the president is focused on stopping fentanyl from entering the country and is actively ...
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.