President Trump has another like-minded cabinet member to help advance his America First trade policies. The Senate last night confirmed Howard Lutnick to serve as U.S. Commerce Secretary. In his role he’ll help advance “America First” by advocating for U.S. business interests, including the possible use of tariffs. Lutnic, a long time trump ally and […]
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Senate Confirms Howard Lutnick As Commerce Secretary
President Trump has another like-minded cabinet member to help advance his America First trade policies. The Senate last night confirmed Howard Lutnick to serve as U.S. Commerce Secretary. In his role he’ll help advance “America First” by advocating for U.S. business interests, including the possible use of tariffs. Lutnic, a long time trump ally and Wall Street billionair will also have the job of restricting the sale of some sensitive U.S. technology -like semi conductors- to adversaries like Russia and China.