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Howard Lutnick: “Donald Trump says, we need steel, we need aluminum, we need…”

Featuring: Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce | National

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

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If you need steel, you want to build your own missiles, you have to call another country. They may be your allies like Japan and Korea, and you can call them, but you are not self sufficient. So Donald Trump says, we need steel, we need aluminum, we need copper, we need to make our own semiconductors, we need to make our own pharmaceuticals. And once you understand this and you really think about it, Donald Trump is not only is he completely correct, it actually goes to the. Thank God. (24:46–24:57)

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Asserts that Donald Trump advocates for domestic production of steel, aluminum, copper, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals.

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