Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana grilled Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on the Trump administration's tariffs.

The cabinet secretary helping to negotiate Donald Trump’s global tariff deals didn’t appear to know some of his own trade laws while testifying about them in Congress. Billionaire businessman turned Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick also stunned senators when answering questions about Trump’s stated goal of tariff reciprocity,

Trump supports tariffs to balance U.S.-India trade, with Lutnick urging early cooperation and reasonable market access to reduce the trade deficit.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick expressed optimism that a trade deal between India and the U.S. could be finalized soon. “You should expect a deal between the United States and India in the not-too-distant future,