Howard Lutnick: “No one has protected America the way Donald Trump has protected America.”

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.

China can have a little piece or ByteDance, the current owner, can keep a little piece. But basically, Americans will have control. Americans will own the technology, and Americans will control the algorithm.

No extensions, no more grace periods. Aug. 1, the tariffs are set; they’ll go into place.

We should get an equity stake for our money, so we’ll deliver the money which was already committed under the Biden administration.