Gallego Grills Lutnick on Bold 21% Tariff Proposal for Mexican Tomatoes!
Senator Reuben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has raised alarms regarding the Trump administration’s plan to impose a nearly 21% tariff on the majority of Mexican tomatoes entering the country by retracting from the 2019 trade agreement, cautioning that this will lead to higher prices at supermarkets and reduced choices. Gallego asserted that the 2019 tomato suspension agreement […]
Time’s Most Influential: Trump, Musk, RFK Jr., and Lutnick Make the Cut!
President Trump, along with five officials from his administration – Vice President Vance, senior adviser Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Director of Management and Budget Russell Vert – has been included in Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2025” list The six individuals represent the most significant presence […]
Congressional Black Caucus Urges Lutnick to Safeguard Minority Business Development Agency!
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has reached out to the US Department of Commerce urging Secretary Howard Lutnick to safeguard the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) from President Trump’s latest executive order. “For numerous years, MBDA has delivered essential support to black-owned enterprises nationwide.” CBC correspondence is acknowledged. “Due to recent moves by this administration, […]
Angus King Takes Aim at Musk and Lutnick Over Their ‘Attack’ on Social Security!
Senator Angus King (I-Maine) mentioned on Monday that he was involved in “assembly” regarding social security, focusing on wealthy tech moguls Elon Musk and Howard Lutnick’s secretaries in commerce. “I never expected to say this, but Social Security is under attack,” King remarked. I expressed in a video shared on x. “Every day, Elon Musk […]
Connolly calls for investigation into Lutnick encouraging Americans to buy Tesla stock
House Observation and Accountability Committee ranking member Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) requested an investigation into Commerce Secretary Howard Luttonick's comments. “This is the latest example of the Trump administration using taxpayer resources to enrich the president's inner circle,” Connolly said. Thursday letter John K. Guantel, acting advisor to the Department of Commerce. His investigation comes two […]
Ontario Premier Ford hails 'positive' meeting with Lutnick
Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford praised Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday as “positive” and “productive” after a public rift over tariffs on imported goods. “We've shared an incredible amount of scenery many times, and I feel very positive,” Ford told reporters outside the US Department of Commerce. “I look […]
Trump tariffs ‘worth it’ — even if they trigger recession: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said President Trump's tariffs were “worthy.” The economist warns that the president's strict tariffs in Canada and Mexico, a 30-day suspension, 20% collection on China, and his sweeping aluminum and iron tariffs could reheat inflation. Trump's pre- and post-election approach to implementing tariffs, and the costly risks of retaliatory tariffs, wiped […]
Lutnick: Canada becoming US state 'best way' to merge economies
Commerce Secretary Howard Luttonick said Wednesday that Canada's becoming a US state was the “best way” to integrate the economies of both countries. “The best way to really blend Canada and the US economy, the president said, is for Canada to become our 51st state. If they want to merge it, that's how you make […]
Lutnick says Trump tariffs 'worth it' even if they lead to recession
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that President Trump's tariff policies are worth it, even if the economy plunges into a recession. In an interview aired Tuesday, CBS News' Nancy Cordes asked Lutonic whether tariffs “when it leads to a recession, if it leads to a short-term recession, is it worth it?” Lutnick replied: “These […]
Howard Lutnick Sniffs Out Kristen Welker’s Attempt To Drive Wedge Between Musk And Trump Admin
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stopped repeated questions about who NBC News host Kristen Welker “in charge” the president's cabinet on Sunday. President Donald Trump held a cabinet meeting on Thursday to discuss Musk's official role and how federal agencies should work with him, but some suggest that not all of Trump's teams have approved how […]