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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(121,043 posts) Tue Apr 1, 2025, 05:30 PM Tuesday

'I don't know anyone that isn't pissed off at him': Trump world turns on Lutnick

Inside the White House, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been perhaps the biggest proponent of ”Liberation Day,” President Donald Trump’s promised unveiling of sweeping new tariffs on Wednesday. But as the day nears, the potential fallout from those tariffs may well liberate Lutnick from his role in the administration, according to half dozen people close to the White House.

While Americans and much of the world brace for a possible season of pain following the imposition of the new tranche of tariffs, Trump’s orbit is ready to play the blame game should things go poorly for the White House. And all the fingers will be pointing at Lutnick, two people close to the administration, granted anonymity to discuss the private dynamics, told POLITICO.

“I think people would take special pleasure in blaming him,” said one.

Lutnick spends substantial time in the Oval Office, hyping the president on his tariff strategy and “giving him bad advice — pushing more aggressive tariffs,” the person said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/don-t-know-anyone-isn-140625316.html

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'I don't know anyone that isn't pissed off at him': Trump world turns on Lutnick (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Tuesday OP

I'd bet Peter Navarro is in there too bucolic_frolic Tuesday #1

Lutnick has billions ready to invest when the stock market crashes dalton99a Tuesday #2

Honestly, I believe Lutnick is merely the world's dumbest cheerleader Mike 03 Tuesday #3

Isn't Nutlick the douche who said cutting off Social Security would be no big deal Ocelot II Tuesday #4

Yup! Mopar151 Tuesday #5

I think he got the clueless statement of the year award for that one. SharonClark Tuesday #6

bucolic_frolic

(49,568 posts)

1. I'd bet Peter Navarro is in there too

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 05:34 PM

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Another lunatic economist with more access and bark than brains.

dalton99a

(87,831 posts)

2. Lutnick has billions ready to invest when the stock market crashes

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Tue Apr 1, 2025, 05:39 PM

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Mike 03

(18,325 posts)

3. Honestly, I believe Lutnick is merely the world's dumbest cheerleader

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 05:51 PM

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He just agrees with everything. He went on CNN and agreed with RFK Jr that vaccines cause autism.

We have to remember, Trump was obsessed with imposing mass tariffs during his first term. It was only because of the persuasive powers of people like Gary Cohn (and others) that he didn't go for it in 2017.

But having said that, I would love to see Lutnick's ridiculous, dangerous ass kicked out onto the street, and not allowed back to Cantor Fitzgerald.