Howard Lutnick argues Trump’s tariffs achieve what ‘soft politicians’ chose not to

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick took a victory lap over President Donald Trump’s newly announced tariffs on countries worldwide, saying it tells the world to either buy U.S. products or “don’t bother coming here.”

When asked why the United States had not worked to create more fair trade across the globe, Lutnick blamed “soft politicians” for failing to take a stand earlier. Lutnick added that it is “unbelievable” how the European Union would not accept goods such as chicken and lobster from the U.S., and yet other countries can sell their cars freely within the U.S.

“They just block us, and finally, finally, the man behind the resolute desk, the man in the Oval Office, Donald Trump, is finally standing up for our farmers, our ranchers,

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