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Howard Lutnick: “Donald Trump is a real businessman, and he's doing it…”

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Published September 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 26:07

I mean, it's like, I want to get my merger done. Well, all right. I mean, you could make the same argument, couldn't you? I understand you can make all sorts of arguments, but Donald Trump is a real businessman, and he's doing it rationally and reasonably. Every one of those things. I'll give you the last example. The golden share, right? U.S. steel, of U.S. steel. So they promised. Nippon Steel, promised 12 things. (26:07–26:12)

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“India didn't buy Russian oil before the war with Russia and Ukraine. They had .1% of their oil was from Russia.”
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“Now 40% of their oil is from Russia because we've sanctioned it.”
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“Japan, who is never really going to open their market... gave us $550 billion to invest for the benefit of America.”
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“Tariffs are bringing in 40 billion a month, reducing our deficit.”
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“Factories being built in America at a scale that you have never seen before. 10, more than $10 trillion of factory build coming.”
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“The Biden administration gave Intel 11 billion.”
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“The company's over $350 million. So they'll raise, you know, 12 million or more today.”
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“India basically has to open their market, has to stop buying Russian oil.”
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“We've got a big deal coming with Taiwan, will probably get a deal done with Switzerland.”
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“South Korea, we made a deal, but let's see if they come through with the paperwork.”
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“Japan came through with the paperwork.”
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“Europe, 450 million people, $20 trillion economy, agreeing we were completely open to America.”
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“First quarter of next year will be the best quarter of construction jobs this country's ever seen.”
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“You're going to see GDP growth next year over 4%.”
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“If Harvard settles with Donald Trump, you know what he's going to do with the $500 million? He's going to have Harvard build vocational…”
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“We're going to have the greatest workforce training in the history of America as we train these 5 million people.”
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“The Japanese signed the contract. The Koreans either accept that deal or pay the tariffs.”
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“We want to invest $100 billion in finally unleash the American oil and natural gas that we have in Alaska.”
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“The President green lights it. We, we hire the construction people and we send a capital call to the Japanese.”
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“When they get their 550 billion, you know, the United States of America only made $550 billion and then after that it's 9010 in favor of…”
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“Their taxpayers are not going to lose any money because what we promised them is these are going to be national and economic security…”
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“We're not borrowing any money. They're going to borrow the money at their grand 1% interest rate.”
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“We don't have any debt at all. They send us the money.”
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“10% tariffs or less are paid by the manufacturers, the distributors, the businesses. The consumer doesn't pay.”
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“The president likes TikTok. You know, he, he did well communicating with young people through TikTok.”
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“The President knows if we're going to have [TikTok] here, that's got to go.”
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“The ability to deal with foreign relations [should be] in the hands of the President, who is elected by all of us.”
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“The model of taking [Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac] public, I think has a lot of merit and the President really likes that and supports it.”
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“The President wants rates lower. He wants homeownership to be more affordable.”
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“I think we're going to take the company public. I think we're going to sell. It'll probably. It could potentially be the largest IPO in…”
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“They're not going to build more chips in America for that 11 billion.”
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“They settled on 15% [for Nvidia chip sales in China].”
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“Nippon Steel, promised 12 things. And once they buy the company, how are you going to enforce those 12 things?”
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