Political Quotes

Howard Lutnick

The Public Record

U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the Trump administration; longtime CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald.

Quotes by year · 2023–2026129 total · peak 2025 (106)
2023: 1 quote2025: 106 quotes2026: 22 quotes

★ Featured Quote

October 5, 2026

These are your 232 tariffs, the steel tariffs, at work.

— Howard Lutnick

Most widely reported

by number of sources
  1. President Trump has made clear that unfair trade practices will not decide the future of American aluminum,2 sources2026scdailygazette.com
  2. 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
Sep 7, 2026

It's just sad the way Canada has treated us.

thestar.com
Sep 7, 2026

We were treated disrespectfully.

thestar.com
Sep 3, 2026

‘are you actually trying to blow this up?’ And his answer to me was, ‘I’m not allowed to say that.’

nationalpost.com
Sep 3, 2026

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.

whitehouse.gov
Aug 30, 2026

It didn’t happen for math. The math was sensational. It was a great deal,

globalnews.ca
Aug 28, 2026

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?

nationalpost.com
Aug 28, 2026

This is manufactured and that’s why the president put out a truth saying it was a complete lie,

globalnews.ca
Aug 28, 2026

Canada made the decision to walk away from the negotiating table for political purposes.

globalnews.ca
Aug 27, 2026

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.

ipolitics.ca
Aug 27, 2026

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.

ipolitics.ca
Aug 27, 2026

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.

ipolitics.ca