Howard Lutnick
The Public Record
U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the Trump administration; longtime CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald.
★ Featured Quote
October 5, 2026
These are your 232 tariffs, the steel tariffs, at work.
— Howard Lutnick
Most widely reported
by number of sources- President Trump has made clear that unfair trade practices will not decide the future of American aluminum,2 sources2026scdailygazette.com
- By increasing the production of aluminum here at home, we are reducing our dependence on foreign supply chains and fortifying our national security,2 sources2026scdailygazette.com
‘are you actually trying to blow this up?’ And his answer to me was, ‘I’m not allowed to say that.’
Achieving consensus in the G20 is no small feat, but the topic of innovation as a driver of growth brought us together for a historic moment of unity.
If you think I ever said the words French — do I care about how the Québécois speak? I mean, what could matter less to America?
This is manufactured and that’s why the president put out a truth saying it was a complete lie,
Canada made the decision to walk away from the negotiating table for political purposes.
The words medium and heavy-duty trucks were raised in these trade negotiations on Friday at 4 o’clock. I met with [Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic] LeBlanc 10 times… [and] these were not raised. These were not part of it.
They wanted to walk away. This is politics only. If you think I ever said the words French, do I care about how the Quebecois speak? I mean, what could matter less to America? We don’t care. So the fact is, we never thought those words up.
When someone doesn’t want the deal, they make up and say, “Oh, I’ll do the deal with you only if you wear green. And you’re like, ‘But I’m wearing, I’m not wearing green.’ Oh, sorry, it’s not going to work out.