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Howard Lutnick: “So what we did is we said to TSMC, look, you signed the…”

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

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See, I don't have to give you 6 billion. Like, you know, Donald Trump can dissect it. Yeah, right, In a paragraph. Yeah, in a paragraph. Right. So what we did is we said to TSMC, look, you signed the contract. There's 20 pages of DEI stuff. You need to hire a blind stuff. Oh, you have to hire a blind contractor. You have to have, like, let's stop, you know, trans lesbian engineers. (1:13:22–1:13:32)

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Asserts that TSMC's contract included 20 pages of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) requirements.

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