Howard Lutnick: “He wanted people who are smart, thoughtful.”

“And if we're going to have a policy, go sell the policy, go talk about the policy, make sure the people of America can understand what we're doing. And that mattered to him. So I think He wanted people who are smart, thoughtful. It was a bit like you set it up, a bit like the Apprentice. Not really. A little bit.” (16:24–16:29)

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