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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 12, 2024

[thread] Howard Lutnick
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Lutnick

* billionaire head of Cantor Fitzgerald
* Oct 2024 defended RFK Jr. re: vaccines cause autism in children
* Nov 2024 Lutnick expected nominee for Sec. Commerce
* fundraiser: Trump 2020, 2024
* vocal proponent: Trump's proposal to implement broad tariffs

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Howard Lutnick - Wikipedia

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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 12, 2024

What does U.S.’ next treasury secretary believe?
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/11/12/what-does-americas-next-treasury-secretary-believe
nonpaywalled: https://archive.fo/5t3cU

Howard Lutnick, head, Cantor Fitzgerald investment firm
* co-head of recruitment crew
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Lutnick

Scott Bessent, Key Square Capital hedge fund
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent

* John Paulson, hedge-fund titan, made $5B on 2008 housing crash
* said he'd drop out of race Nov 12th
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paulson

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#billionaires #capitalism #libertarianism

What does America’s next treasury secretary believe?

We take a look at the leading contenders for the job

The Economist

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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 19, 2024

Howard Lutnick: Trump Plans to Add Billionaire Vaccine Truther as Sec. of Commerce
https://newrepublic.com/post/188591/trump-billionaire-howard-lutnick-commerce-department-secretary

* CEO, Cantor Fitzgerald
* supports Trump2’s ill-defined plan to impose broad tariffs on foreign producers
* experts: would shock U.S. economy, cause increases in consumer prices across the board

#USpol #billionaires #antivax #HowardLutnick #CommerceSec #SecCom
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #Project2025
#capitalism #corporations #billionaires #libertarianism
#ConspiracyTheorists #RFKjr

Trump Plans to Add Another Billionaire Vaccine Truther to Cabinet

Donald Trump wants Howard Lutnick to serve as secretary of commerce. He’d be a disaster in more ways than one.

The New Republic

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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick for commerce secretary
https://apnews.com/article/howard-lutnick-trump-crypto-economy-elon-musk-a03d95e323f7d2d4b722184d83e7b388

Trump taps Howard Lutnick, billionaire & transition team leader, for commerce secretary
https://www.salon.com/2024/11/19/taps-howard-lutnick-billionaire-and-transition-team-leader-for-commerce-secretary

* Wall Street executive, Trump donor, cryptocurrency fan
* conflicts of interest

#USpol #billionaires #antivax #HowardLutnick #CommerceSec #SecCom
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #Project2025
#capitalism #corporations #billionaires #libertarianism
#ConspiracyTheorists #RFKjr

What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump's pick for commerce secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary. Trump made the announcement Tuesday on his social media platform, Truth Social. Lutnick is a co-chair of Trump’s transition operation helping to find the team that will work in the next administration. Here are five things to know about the billionaire who made the cut to lead Commerce.

AP News