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Howard Lutnick: “Build another 100 billion. We can rip that stuff up, no…”

Featuring: Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce | National

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Howard Lutnick: How America Can Hit 6% GDP Growth in 2026

Published | Video Starts at 1:14:38

How about add 100 billion? So instead of building 60 billion, you build 160 billion. Right. And we agreed, so I feel better. And then do you waive the DEI requirements? Build another 100 billion. We can rip that stuff up, no problem. So what happens is you now have $165 billion plant going in. And I think I'm going to let TSMC announce, but they are going to get much bigger, even from the 165 billion. (1:14:38–1:14:42)

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Asserts that TSMC agreed to build an additional $100 billion plant, allowing for the removal of DEI requirements.

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