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Howard Lutnick: “I think we're going to grow over 5% [in the first quarter].”

Featuring: Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce | National

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Published | Video Starts at 03:46

Think about it. We're at the one year anniversary of Donald Trump. In the third quarter we grew 4.3%. And I'm telling you, in the first quarter we're in right now, I think we're going to grow over 5% [in the first quarter]. The $30 trillion US economy is now going to be growing at 5% or more because we are taking care of ourselves. We finally have an industrial policy that is sensible for America, right? (03:46–03:49)

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Predicts U.S. economic growth over 5% in the first quarter.

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