Trump names Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump nominated veteran Wall Street financier Howard Lutnick on Tuesday to become the head of the Commerce Department.
Lutnick will lead “our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative,” Trump said on Truth Social.
“In his role as Co-Chair of the Trump Transition Team, Howard has created the most sophisticated process and system to assist us in creating the greatest Administration America has ever seen,” he added.
Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services company, emerged as a close Trump ally in recent months and was a leading candidate to head the Treasury Department.
If confirmed by the Senate, Lutnick would lead an agency tasked with driving US economic growth and supporting domestic industries.
The agency will play a key role in enforcing Trump’s proposed tariffs on imports.
Have Your Say!
Have you been affected by the issues raised in this story? Please share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@soundvision.com.
Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a Muslim Network TV’s representative. You can also get in touch in the following ways:
Tweet: @MuslimNetworkTV
We must take charge of our narrative. Research indicates that 92% of their Muslim coverage is negative. Help us change that.
